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kola

[ koh-luh ]
/ ˈkoʊ lə /
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noun
kola nut.
an extract prepared from the kola nut.
the tree producing it.
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Origin of kola

First recorded in 1820–40; from Malinke kolo, or Temne kola

Words nearby kola

Kokoschka, kokowai, kok-saghyz, koku, Kokura, kola, kolacky, kola nut, Kola Peninsula, Kolar, Kolar Gold Fields

Other definitions for kola (2 of 2)

Kola
[ koh-luh; kaw-luh ]
/ ˈkoʊ lə; ˈkɔ lə /
noun
Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
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British Dictionary definitions for kola

kola
/ (ˈkəʊlə) /
noun
a variant spelling of cola 1
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