chole-

a combining form meaning “bile,” “gall,” used in the formation of compound words:
cholesterol.

chole-

combining_form

Origin of chole-¹

Combining form of Greek cholḗ bile; akin to chlor- ¹

Origin of chole-¹

from Greek kholē

M. Zola (Germinal, p. 310) represents his miners playing chole, or choulle, and says that they hit drives of more than 500 yards.

The name chole may be connected with German Kolbe, and golf may be the form which this word would assume in a Celtic language.

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