cola

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   plural of colon

   In this part, the author presents a prosodic hierarchy describing syllables, moras, feet, cola and a typology for words and stress.

2. 2
   name

   Columbia, South Carolina

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cola.

3. 3
   noun

   carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)

4. 4
   noun

   The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.

5. 5
   noun

   A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.

6. 6
   noun

   A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.

7. 7
   noun

   Acronym of cost of living adjustment.

8. 8
   name

   comp.os.linux.advocacy (a Usenet newsgroup promoting the Linux operating system)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cola (“tail”), from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, or from its diminutive caudula. Doublet of queue and coda.