cola
pronunciation
How to pronounce cola in British English:
UK [ˈkəʊlə]
How to pronounce cola in American English:
US [ˈkoʊlə]
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- Noun:
- carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
Word Origin
- cola (n.)
- 1795, genus of trees native to west Africa and introduced in New World tropics, Latinized form of a West African name of the tree (compare Temne kola, Mandingo kolo). Meaning "carbonated soft drink" is 1920, short for Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola.
Example
- 1. Chugging liters of cola may cause muscle harm
- 2. Cola and other kinds of lemonade one has nothing more to dream about .
- 3. All patients made a full and speedy recovery after they stopped drinking cola and took supplements of potassium .
- 4. Some showed people carrying guns , others bearing innocuous things , such as cola bottles or a coffee thermos .
- 5. Pour some cola into a shallow dish and place it in the garden near the problem area .