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▪ I. cola|ˈkəʊlə|
Also kola.
[Kola, Kolla, Goora, in Negro langs. of W. Africa.]
1. (With capital initial.) A genus of trees, family Sterculiaceæ, natives of western tropical Africa; esp. C. acuminata, which has been introduced into the West Indies and Brazil; its seed called cola-nut or cola-seed, about the size of a chestnut, brownish, and bitter, is largely used for chewing as a condiment and digestive.
1795Acc. Sierra Leone 240 Cola is a famous fruit, highly esteemed by the natives, to which they attribute the same virtues as to Peruvian bark. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 39 The Kola spoken of by African travellers, which, when chewed or sucked, renders the flavour of water, even if half putrid, agreeable. 1866Treas. Bot. s.v., The practice of eating Cola extending as far as Fezzan and Tripoli. 1882J. Smith Economic Plants 127 The fruit is a follicle containing several nut-like seeds, which are called Cola or Goora Nuts. 1883–4Medical Ann. 16/1 Cola nuts..are a perfect antidote to alcohol.
2. A carbonated soft drink flavoured with dried coca leaves and cola nut seeds. Also as the second element in various proprietary names of drinks using cola: cf. Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola. Chiefly U.S.
1887, etc. [see Coca-Cola]. 1903, etc. [see Pepsi-Cola]. 1920Collier's 17 Jan. 41/1 A gentle impulse is a much better description of the effect produced by a class of beverages of which the ‘colas’ are typical. These drinks contain small quantities of caffein. 1938C. H. Matschat Suwannee River xx. 238 All the trails converged upon the crossroads store with..its flyspecked window, and the bottles of Cola and cherry phosphate on a counter inside. 1948Family Circle (N.Y.) June 85/1 She ordered a cola and sipped it idly, watching her reflection in the mirror. 1963, etc. [see diet n.1 7 b]. 1963Amer. Speech XXXVIII. 154 Dope came to mean any cola or carbonated beverage. 1974Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 20 Apr. 5a/8 The hostesses..served home made cakes, Ice cream, colas and potato chips. 1986Financial Times 9 Apr. (Survey) ix/2 A ‘liver tonic’ drink..may be better for you than cola or lemonade.
▪ II. cola
pl. of colon. |