Polyglot Dictionary

cola

/ˈkɔlɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as colas

Meaning

  1. glue

    • Passe cola.

      Apply glue.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

grude

grude is more colloquial, a sticky homemade paste; cola is the standard everyday word — both mean "glue."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pegamento

pegamento is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "glue."

French

colle

colle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "glue."

Practice

1 What does cola mean?

2 Fill the gap: Passe ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cola?

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