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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From a Niger-Congo language, compare Temne kola, Mandinka kola. The beverage "Coca-Cola" was what made the term widely known, and popularized the spelling with c instead of k.

Alternative forms

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  • (the plant or nut): kola

Noun

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cola (countable and uncountable, plural colas)

  1. The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
  2. A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • → Korean: 콜라 (kolla)
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Etymology 2

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See colon.

Noun

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cola

  1. (dated) plural of colon
    • 2008, Alexandre Allauzen, Review of “Mathematical Linguistics” by Andras Kornai‎[1]:
      In this part, the author presents a prosodic hierarchy describing syllables, moras, feet, cola and a typology for words and stress.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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cola (plural colas)

  1. A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.

Anagrams

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Adai

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Noun

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cola

  1. yes.

Asturian

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Etymology

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From a contraction of the preposition con (“with”) + feminine singular article la (“the”).

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Contraction

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cola f (masculine col, neuter colo, masculine plural colos, feminine plural coles)

  1. with the

Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). Compare French colle, Portuguese and Spanish cola, Italian colla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cola f (plural coles)

  1. glue

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English cola, in turn from an undetermined Niger-Congo language, compare Temne kola, Mandinka kola.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cola f (plural coles)

  1. cola

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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cola

  1. inflection of colar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cola, from the fizzy drink Coca Cola; the second part was named after the kola nuts that are used as an ingredient.

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Noun

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cola m (plural cola's, diminutive colaatje n)

  1. cola (drink)
  2. Superseded spelling of kola.

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Fijian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cola

  1. carry (on the shoulders)

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkolɑ/, [ˈko̞lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -olɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): co‧la

Noun

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cola

  1. Alternative form of kola (“cola”)

Declension

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Inflection of cola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative cola colat
genitive colan colien
partitive colaa colia
illative colaan coliin
singular plural
nominative cola colat
accusative nom. cola colat
gen. colan
genitive colan colien
colain rare
partitive colaa colia
inessive colassa colissa
elative colasta colista
illative colaan coliin
adessive colalla colilla
ablative colalta colilta
allative colalle colille
essive colana colina
translative colaksi coliksi
abessive colatta colitta
instructive — colin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of cola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative colani colani
accusative nom. colani colani
gen. colani
genitive colani colieni
colaini rare
partitive colaani coliani
inessive colassani colissani
elative colastani colistani
illative colaani coliini
adessive colallani colillani
ablative colaltani coliltani
allative colalleni colilleni
essive colanani colinani
translative colakseni colikseni
abessive colattani colittani
instructive — —
comitative — colineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative colasi colasi
accusative nom. colasi colasi
gen. colasi
genitive colasi coliesi
colaisi rare
partitive colaasi coliasi
inessive colassasi colissasi
elative colastasi colistasi
illative colaasi coliisi
adessive colallasi colillasi
ablative colaltasi coliltasi
allative colallesi colillesi
essive colanasi colinasi
translative colaksesi coliksesi
abessive colattasi colittasi
instructive — —
comitative — colinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative colamme colamme
accusative nom. colamme colamme
gen. colamme
genitive colamme coliemme
colaimme rare
partitive colaamme coliamme
inessive colassamme colissamme
elative colastamme colistamme
illative colaamme coliimme
adessive colallamme colillamme
ablative colaltamme coliltamme
allative colallemme colillemme
essive colanamme colinamme
translative colaksemme coliksemme
abessive colattamme colittamme
instructive — —
comitative — colinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative colanne colanne
accusative nom. colanne colanne
gen. colanne
genitive colanne colienne
colainne rare
partitive colaanne colianne
inessive colassanne colissanne
elative colastanne colistanne
illative colaanne coliinne
adessive colallanne colillanne
ablative colaltanne coliltanne
allative colallenne colillenne
essive colananne colinanne
translative colaksenne coliksenne
abessive colattanne colittanne
instructive — —
comitative — colinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative colansa colansa
accusative nom. colansa colansa
gen. colansa
genitive colansa coliensa
colainsa rare
partitive colaansa coliaan
coliansa
inessive colassaan
colassansa 		colissaan
colissansa
elative colastaan
colastansa 		colistaan
colistansa
illative colaansa coliinsa
adessive colallaan
colallansa 		colillaan
colillansa
ablative colaltaan
colaltansa 		coliltaan
coliltansa
allative colalleen
colallensa 		colilleen
colillensa
essive colanaan
colanansa 		colinaan
colinansa
translative colakseen
colaksensa 		colikseen
coliksensa
abessive colattaan
colattansa 		colittaan
colittansa
instructive — —
comitative — colineen
colinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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cola m (plural colas)

  1. cola (drink)

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). Compare Spanish cola, French colle, Italian colla.

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Noun

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cola f (plural colas)

  1. glue
    • 1433, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 493:
      yten hordenamos e por ben temos que ningún, nen alguos oficiaas que labrar contas ou fezer labrar ou vender de azabache, que non seja ousado de soldar, nen juntar peça nenhua, conben a saver, ymagen de santiago, nen crucifixo, nen conchas, nen contas, nen sortellas, nen outra pesa nenhua que seja quebrada con betume, nen con cola, nen con solda, nen quon outra cousa
      item, we order and pleases us that no one, neither some officials who carve beans or order to carve or sell jet, should dare to solder not joint any piece, that is: neither image of Saint James, nor crucifix, nor shells, nor beans, nor rings, nor any other broken thing, with bitumen, nor glue, nor solder, nor with any other thing
  2. adhesive

Etymology 2

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From Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda. Doublet of cúa.

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Noun

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cola f (plural colas)

  1. tail
    Synonym: rabo
    • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Archivum, page 134:
      desla çintura arriba cõmo fegura de omẽ, et dende ajuso cõmo de peyxe cõ escamas et sua cola
      from the waist upwards as the figure of a man, and from them down as that of a fish, with scales and its tail
  2. train (elongated back portion of a dress)
    • c. 1885, Jenaro Mariñas, A Moda:
      Pois señor, eu paso pola calle e vou de présa: tripo unha cola dunha señorita; eu caio, ela cai; o pai que vai con ela, dáme de paus co bastón; un meu compañeiro, que tampouco pode ver esas modas, sai na miña defensa; eu levántome e axúdolle; a nena dá gritos; os serenos acoden; nós non lle facemos caso; a xente vén correndo a ve-lo que pasa, repítese entre ela o que a min xa me pasou; caien uns enriba doutros, e hai confusión, e aies, e berros, e paresce que toda aquela calle está chea de demos que andan arrincando as lousas pra irse pró inferno. Resultado: un escadrón de caballería sai a despexar a calle, e nos vamos direitos á prevención.
      "Well, then I'm walking down the street in a hurry: I trip on a young lady's train; I fall, she falls; her father, which is by her side, strikes me some blows with his canes; a companion of mine, who also can't stand these fashions, comes to defend me; I stand up and help him; the girl shouts; the guards come; we don't acknowledge them; people come at the run to see what's going on, and it happens to them what has happened to me; they fall ones on top of the others, and there is confusion and laments and shouts, and it seems that the street is full with demons who are pulling out the flagstones to get to hell. Result: a cavalry squadron comes to clear the street, and we go direct to jail."
  3. queue
    Synonym: fila

Etymology 3

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Ultimately from a Niger-Congo language, or from Sudanese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cola f (plural colas)

  1. (botany) kola

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈko.la/
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Hyphenation: có‧la

Verb

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cola

  1. inflection of colare:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Latin

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Verb

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cōlā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of cōlō

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Old English

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Noun

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cola

  1. genitive plural of col

Pali

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Alternative scripts

Noun

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cola m

  1. cloth

Declension

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Declension table of "cola" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)colocolā
Accusative (second)colaṃcole
Instrumental (third)colenacolehi or colebhi
Dative (fourth)colassa or colāya or colatthaṃcolānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)colasmā or colamhā or colācolehi or colebhi
Genitive (sixth)colassacolānaṃ
Locative (seventh)colasmiṃ or colamhi or colecolesu
Vocative (calling)colacolā

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language. Genericized trademark.

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Noun

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cola f

  1. cola (any kind of soft drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel, and carbonated water)
  2. Coca-Cola drink
    Synonym: coca-cola

Declension

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Declension of cola
singular plural
nominative cola cole
genitive coli col/coli
dative coli colom
accusative colę cole
instrumental colą colami
locative coli colach
vocative colo cole

Further reading

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  • cola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔlɐ
  • Hyphenation: co‧la

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). Compare Spanish cola, French colle, Italian colla.

    Noun

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    cola f (plural colas)

    1. glue, paste (sticky adhesive substance)
    2. adhesive

    Etymology 2

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    From Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda. Doublet of cauda, a borrowing.

    Noun

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    cola f (plural colas)

    1. (dated or dialectal) tail
      Synonyms: cauda, (informal) rabo
    2. track, trail (of someone or something to be followed)
      Synonym: rasto
      A polícia está na cola dele. ― The police is on his tail.
    3. (Brazil, slang) cheat sheet, a copy of content used to help to complete a school or university test, often illegally
      Synonym: (Portugal) cábula

    Etymology 3

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    From a Niger-Congo language, or from Sudanese.

    Noun

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    cola f (plural colas)

    1. (botany) kola (tree or fruit):
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    Etymology 4

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    cola

    1. inflection of colar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French cola.

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    cola m (plural cola)

    1. cola (drink)

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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative cola colaul cola colai
    genitive-dative cola colaului cola colalor
    vocative colaule colalor

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    Cola de un león (a lion's tail).
    Cola de avión (aircraft tail).

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkola/ [ˈko.la]
    • Rhymes: -ola
    • Syllabification: co‧la

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    Inherited from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, or from its diminutive caudula. Cognate to French queue and Italian coda.

    Noun

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    cola f (plural colas)

    1. (anatomy) tail
      Synonym: rabo
    2. line (US), queue (UK)
      Synonym: fila
    3. (aviation) empennage, aircraft tail
    4. (clothing) train (long back section of a gown)
    5. (astronomy) coma (a comet's tail)
      Synonym: coma
    6. (computing, informatics) queue
    7. (slightly vulgar) ass, the buttocks
    8. (slightly vulgar) the penis
    9. (Chile, LGBTQ, sometimes pejorative) gayboy, homo
      Synonym: colihue
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    Inherited from Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla). Cognate to Portuguese cola, Italian colla, French colle.

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    cola f (plural colas)

    1. (adhesive) glue (natural)
      Synonyms: pegamento (synthetic), engrudo
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    • This kind of glue cola refers to the natural paste kind made from horse hooves or other animal body parts only, not the synthetic kind.
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    Etymology 3

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    From a Niger-Congo language.

    Noun

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    cola f (plural colas)

    1. (drink) Ellipsis of bebida de cola (“cola”).
    2. (nut) kola
    3. (tree) kola tree
    Derived terms
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    drink
    nut

    Etymology 4

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    cola

    1. inflection of colar (“to canonically confer (an ecclesiastical benefit)”):
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

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    Vietnamese

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    Noun

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    cola

    1. cola (drink)

    Xhosa

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    Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Verb

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    -cola?

    1. (transitive) to grind

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