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colla.

A team of dockworkers or stevedores

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkoʝa/[ˈko.ʝa]/ˈkoʝa/[ˈko.ʝa]
  1. A team of dockworkers or stevedores

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Catalan colla.

noun/ˈkoʝa/[ˈko.ʝa]/ˈkoʝa/[ˈko.ʝa]
  1. gorget (piece of armour for the throat)

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Latin collum, however the o in place of the expected diphthong ue (compare inherited doublet cuello) implies borrowing from another Romance language; however, no other Romance language is known to have such a word with a similar sense.

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