COLA

cola, dope

(noun) carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (‘dope’ is a southernism in the United States)

Cola, genus Cola

(noun) large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts

COLON

colon

(noun) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

colon

(noun) a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)

Colon, Aspinwall

(noun) a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal

colon, Costa Rican colon

(noun) the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos

colon, El Salvadoran colon

(noun) the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

cola (countable and uncountable, plural colas)

The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.

A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.

Etymology 2

Noun

cola

(dated) plural of colon

Etymology 3

Noun

cola (plural colas)

A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.

Anagrams

• ALCO, Acol, Calo, CalĂł, Coal., LCAO, LOCA, alco, alco-, coal, loca

Etymology

Acronym

Noun

COLA (plural COLAs)

Acronym of cost of living adjustment.

Proper noun

COLA

(internet, acronym) comp.os.linux.advocacy (a Usenet newsgroup promoting the Linux operating system)

Anagrams

• ALCO, Acol, Calo, CalĂł, Coal., LCAO, LOCA, alco, alco-, coal, loca

Source: Wiktionary


Co"la, n. [NL., fr. a native name.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil. (b) Same as Cola nut, below.

Co"la, n.,

Definition: L. pl. of Colon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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