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kola.

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

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    countable · uncountable
  2. A nut of this tree.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”).

    alt-of · alternative · countable · dated · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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