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colar.

necklace, chain

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/koˈlaʁ/Brazil[koˈlah]Brazil/koˈlaɾ/São-Paulo/koˈlaʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. necklace, chain

    masculine
  2. collar

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der.? Latin collum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin collāris ▲ Latin -āris Latin -āre Late Latin collāre Portuguese colar Inherited from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris + -āre.

verb/koˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[koˈla(h)]Brazil/koˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/koˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to glue (to join with glue)

  2. to stick or attach, not necessarily using glue

  3. to invest (to receive a priest’s collar)

  4. to settle a bill

  5. to approach, to get closer to (a person, thing or place)

    Brazil · colloquial
  6. to cheat (on a test)

    Brazil · colloquial
    Às vezes me perguntam se podem colar de mim nas provas.
  7. to paste (to insert a piece of media previously copied or cut from somewhere else)

    transitive
  8. to receive one’s university diploma, especially in a ceremonial manner

    Brazil · usually
  9. to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office)

    Brazil · transitive
  10. ellipsis of colar velcro

    Brazil · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

From cola + -ar. Senses to receive one’s university diploma and to invest are a back-formation from colação.

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