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Definitions for Cola

[1] a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
[2] a plural of colon1.
[3] a plural of colon2.
[4] cost-of-living adjustment: an escalator clause, especially in union contracts, that grants automatic wage increases to cover the rising cost of living due to inflation.
[5] the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
[6] Classical Prosody . one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat.
[7] Anatomy . the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.
[8] Zoology . the portion of the digestive tract that is posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extends to the rectum.
[9] the paper monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation : C.
[10] a cupronickel or steel coin and monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 centimos.
[11] a colonial farmer or plantation owner, especially in Algeria.
[12] either of two tropical sterculiaceous trees, Cola nitida or C. acuminata, widely cultivated in tropical regions for their seeds See cola nut
[13] a sweet carbonated drink flavoured with cola nuts
[14] a plural of colon 1 (def. 3), colon 2
[15] cost of living adjustment: an increase in benefit payments according to the rate of inflation
[16] cost of living allowance: extra money paid to workers in areas where the cost of living is more expensive
[17] the standard monetary unit of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos
[18] the former standard monetary unit of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the US dollar in 2001
[19] plural -lons the punctuation mark :, usually preceding an explanation or an example of what has gone before, a list, or an extended quotation
[20] plural -lons this mark used for certain other purposes, such as expressions of time, as in 2:45 p.m., or when a ratio is given in figures, as in 5:3
[21] plural -la (-lə ) (in classical prosody) a part of a rhythmic period with two to six feet and one principal accent or ictus
[22] the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum
[23] a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp in a French colony
[24] a port in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Chief Caribbean port. Pop: 157 000 (2005 est) Former name: Aspinwall
[25] Archipiélago de Colón (ˌartʃiˈpjelaɣo ðe ) the official name of the Galápagos Islands

Words related to Cola

soda, pop, tonic

Words nearby Cola

cokuloris, col, col legno, col-, col., cola, cola nut, colacobiosis, colada, colamine, colander

Origin of Cola

on41600–10, in sense “husbandmen”; 1955–60 in present sense; < French < Latin colōnus colonist

Other words from Cola

co•lon′ ic (kə-lŏn′ ĭk ) adj.

Word origin for Cola

onFrench: colonist, from Latin colōnus, from colere to till, inhabit

Synonyms for Cola

soda, soda pop, carbonated drink, carbonated water, pop, soda water, tonic