kola

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/ˈkoʊlə/

noun

A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.

Similar
DabaMusgoiKola languageMusgoi languageDaba languagekola nutkola nut treegoora nut
OriginRussian Ко́ла →
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Meanings

kola1

nounkola (countable and uncountable, plural kolas)

plural kolas · alternative cola

  1. countableuncountableA tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
  2. countableuncountableA nut of this tree.
  3. alternativecountabledatedrareuncountableAlternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”).

Kola2

proper noun
  1. The Kola Peninsula.
  2. A river on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
  3. A town on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Kola3

proper nounKola (plural Kolas)

plural Kolas

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad, especially in the North Region, Mayo-Louti division, Mayo-Oulo and Guider subdivisions northwest of Guider, Far North Region, Mayo-Tsanaga division, Hina and Bourrah subdivisions

Similar
DabaMusgoiKola languageMusgoi languageDaba language
Broader
Biu-Mandara

nountree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract

Similar
kola nutkola nut treegoora nutCola acuminata
Broader
nut tree
Also see
dabakola nut

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

kola · noun

Presumably from a West African language. Compare Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara goro, Temne kola, Mandinka kolo (“kola nut”).

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Kola · proper noun

  1. RussianКо́ла
  2. EnglishKola

From Russian Ко́ла (Kóla).

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Translations

Catalan cola
  • colatree
Czech kola
  • kolatree
Danish kola
  • kolatree
Dutch cola
  • colatree
Finnish koolapuu, Kuola
  • koolapuutree
  • Kuolapeninsula in Russia — see also Kola Peninsula
  • Kuolatown in Russia
Greek κόλα
  • κόλα (kóla)tree
Hindi कोला
  • कोला (kolā)tree
Hungarian kóladió
  • kóladiótree
Japanese コーラ, コラ
  • コーラ (kōra)tree
  • コラ (kora)tree
  • コラノキ (kora-no-ki)tree
  • ヒメコラノキ (hime-kora-no-ki)tree
  • ヒメコラ (hime-kora)tree
Romanian cola
  • colatree
Russian ко́ла, Ко́ла
  • ко́ла (kóla)tree
  • Ко́ла (Kóla)peninsula in Russia — see also Kola Peninsula
  • Ко́ла (Kóla)river in Russia
  • Ко́ла (Kóla)town in Russia
Spanish cola
  • colatree
Swahili mkola
  • mkolatree

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kola

MotorolaAngolacolaPensacolaviolalolaOsceolacanolaholaRollagondolanolabolagranolaTortolaebolamineolaIolamolaApalachicolagorgonzolaareolapayolaHispaniola
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Anagrams

Alokkalo
Cite this entry
APA

kola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kola

MLA

“kola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kola. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kola,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kola.

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