Cola
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- noun
- /ˈkoʊlə/
- Specialized
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Cola
- In Africa, cola nut is chewed locally as a stimulant.
- cola nut
Examples
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Cola consumption has also been associated with chronic kidney disease and kidney stones through medical research.
Blog text (5) -
About 8.9% of the respondents are of the opinion that students engage daily in the use of caffeine, cola-nut, and tobacco.
Academic text (2007) -
So when we drank cola, it's so easy for me to taste the difference between Coca-Cola, Pepsi, RC Cola and cola.
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The engagement party (woorotila) celebrated the previous exchange of cola nuts signifying the two families' agreement on future marriage negotiations.
Academic text (1994) -
The five stimulants investigated in this study were amphetamine, caffeine, cocaine, cola nuts, and tobacco.
Academic text (2007) -
It is not known if this connection results from colas replacing a more nutritious beverage or if it results from a specific component in the beverage.
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He took one cola nut, chewed it, and blew the mixture successively on the gastric region, the back, the left and right shoulder, and the forehead of the figurine.
Academic text (2004) -
Food-grade phosphoric acid (additive E338) is used to acidify foods and beverages such as various colas, but not without controversy regarding its health effects.
Blog text (5) -
The reports claim that people had adverse reactions after they consumed Monster Energy Drink, which comes in 24-ounce cans and contains 240 milligrams of caffeine, or seven times the amount of caffeine in a 12-ounce cola.
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In West Africa, the cola nut is often chewed to enhance energy and alertness.
Synonyms
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A West African tree that produces large brown nuts with caffeine used to make cola drinks
A West African tree that makes brown kola nuts with caffeine used for cola drinks
A tropical tree that produces large brown nuts containing caffeine used to make cola drinks
A tall West African tree that produces large brown seeds used for cola flavor
A large brown nut from an African tree that contains caffeine and gives cola flavor
Compounds
- Specialized
A West African tree that makes brown kola nuts with caffeine used for cola drinks
- Specialized
A flavoring made from the kola nut used to give soft drinks their taste
- Specialized
A bitter brown seed from a West African tree that contains caffeine and is used to flavor drinks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cola comes from a West African word for the kola 'nut', a caffeine-rich nut used for flavour and energy, so the trees that produce these nuts were named Cola.