colle

Meaning

Noun

1. glue
2. oral examination at a prépa or during the PASS
3. conundrum, stumper (difficult question)
4. detention

Verb

1. inflection of coller:
2. inflection of coller:

Concepts

glue

adhesive

paste

mucilage

gum

cement

resin

difficult problem

difficult question

perplexity

adhesives

glues

size

shea

flour paste

Marxist glue

poser

sticker

stumper

toughie

adhesive agent

adhesive material

detention

sticky

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔl/

Etymology

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