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ko⋅la

  [koh-luh]
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–noun
1. kola nut.
2. an extract prepared from the kola nut.
3. the tree producing it.
4. cola 1 .
Origin:
1720–30; appar. var. of Malinke kolo

Ko⋅la

  [koh-luh; kaw-luh]
–noun
Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.

co⋅la

1  [koh-luh]
–noun
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Also, kola.

Origin:
1920–25; sp. var. of kola, extracted from the trademark names of such drinks, as Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, etc.
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co·la 4 also ko·la   (kō'lə)   
n.  Either of two tropical African evergreen plants (Cola acuminata or C. nitida) having reddish fragrant nutlike seeds yielding an extract that contains caffeine and theobromine and is used in carbonated beverages and pharmaceuticals.

[Of West African origin; akin to Temne kla, kola nut.]
ko·la   (kō'lə)   
n.  Variant of cola4.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Kola

Ko"la\, Kola nut \Kola nut\ . Same as Cola, Cola nut.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : kola
Spanish: caramelo,
German: die Karamelle,
Japanese: キャラメル
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kola 
"the cola nut," 1830, variant of cola (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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