kola

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
2. A nut of this tree.
3. Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”)

Sinonieme

kola nut

kola nut tree

goora nut

cola

Cola acuminata

tip

guru

Etimologie (Engels)

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