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cola.

glue, paste (sticky adhesive substance)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈkɔ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. glue, paste (sticky adhesive substance)

    feminine
  2. adhesive

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkɔ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈkɔ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. tail

    dated · dialectal · feminine
  2. track, trail (of someone or something to be followed)

    feminine
    A polícia está na cola dele.
  3. cheat sheet, a copy of content used to help to complete a school or university test, often illegally

    Brazil · feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkɔ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈkɔ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. kola (tree or fruit)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From a Niger-Congo language, or from Sudanese.

verb/ˈkɔ.lɐ/Brazil/ˈkɔ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of colar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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