sola

¹ American  

[soh-lah] / ˈsoʊ lɑ /

noun

1. an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.

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sola ² American  

[saw-lah, soh-luh] / ˈsɔ lɑ, ˈsoʊ lə /

adjective

Latin.

1. (referring to a woman) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).

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sola British  

/ ˈsəʊlə /

adjective

1. the feminine form of solus

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Etymology

Origin of sola

First recorded in 1835–45, sola is from the Hindi word solā

Example Sentences

Take her recipe for a console table arrangement: Start with a trough from Restoration Hardware, add moss and top with sola wood succulents from Etsy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Aunque Iñárritu no había escrito el papel de Silverio Gama pensando en un actor en particular, sabía que Giménez Cacho daría en el clavo incluso antes de haber leído una sola página del guion.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Yalitza Aparicio: ‘Cuando estoy sola, soy de reggaetón’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2020

The company now has sola in a study to see if it can prevent the disease in at-risk patients.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 16, 2018

From my seat on the sola, I can feel Anna flinch.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins