cola

Meaning

colar

  1. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to sift, to filter (a liquid)
  2. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to pour the molten metal from the crucible into the mold
  3. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, reflexive) to enter somewhere without permit or paying, e. g. to crash (a party)
  4. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, reflexive) to advance before someone, in a queue, without waiting for the turn

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Concepts

cola
glue
gum
kola
mucilage
adhesive

kola nut tree

dope
Synonyms

goma
C1

goma d’enganxar

Translations

cola
cola
cola
pegamento
cola
Cola
adesivo

κόλα

colle
coca
colla
kola
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈkɔ.lə]
Etymology

Cognate with French
French
colle
Cognate with Italian
Italian
colla
Borrowed from English
English
cola
Cognate with Timne
kola
Cognate with Mandinka
kola
In summary

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

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