colare

  1. (transitive) to strain (pasta, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to cast (metal, etc.)
  3. (intransitive) to drip
  4. (intransitive) to sweat
  5. (intransitive) to run (paint, etc.)
  6. (intransitive) to sink (of a ship)

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Hyphenated as
co‧là‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/koˈla.re/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōlāre. The meaning "to sink (of a ship)" is mediated through French couler, from the same source.

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