kola
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Definition of kola
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
- (countable, uncountable)A nut of this tree.
- (alt-of, alternative, countable, dated, rare, uncountable)Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”).
name
- The Kola Peninsula.
- A river on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
- A town on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Presumably from a West African language. Compare Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara goro, Temne kola, Mandinka kolo (“kola nut”).
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