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COLA
abbr.
cost-of-living adjustment
co·la 1
(kō′lə)n.
A carbonated soft drink containing an extract of the kola nut or similar flavorings.
[From cola.]
co·la 2
(kō′lə)n.
A cluster of flowers at the top of a female cannabis plant.
[Latin American Spanish slang (perhaps originally in Mexican Spanish slang cola de borrego, high-quality marijuana, literally "lamb's tail," from the long, woolly appearance of the inflorescence), from Spanish, tail, from Old Spanish, from Latin cauda; see coda.]
co·la 3
(kō′lə)n.
Plural of colon1.
co·la 4
(kō′lə)n.
A plural of colon2.
co·la 5
(kō′lə)n.
Variant of kola.
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cola
(ˈkəʊlə) orkola
n
1. (Plants) either of two tropical sterculiaceous trees, Cola nitida or C. acuminata, widely cultivated in tropical regions for their seeds. See cola nut
2. (Brewing) a sweet carbonated drink flavoured with cola nuts
[C18: from kola, probably variant of Mandingo kolo nut]
cola
(ˈkəʊlə)COLA
abbreviation for
1. (Social Welfare) cost of living adjustment: an increase in benefit payments according to the rate of inflation
2. (Economics) cost of living allowance: extra money paid to workers in areas where the cost of living is more expensive
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co•la1
(ˈkoʊ lə)n., pl. -las.
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
[1920–25; from the trademarks Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola]
co•la2
(ˈkoʊ lə)n.
a pl. of colon.
COLA
(ˈkoʊ lə)n., pl. COLAs or COLA's.
an automatic adjustment in wages or social-security payments to offset fluctuations in the cost of living.
[c(ost) o(f) l(iving) a(djustment)]
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| Noun | 1. | Cola - large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Cola acuminata, goora nut, kola, kola nut tree, kola nut - tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract |
| 2. | cola - carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) Pepsi, Pepsi Cola - Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 |
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kola
colakola
コーラコーラ・ナッツ
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COLA
(US Fin) abbr of cost-of-living adjustment → Dynamisierung f → auf der Basis veränderter LebenshaltungskostenCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007