Meaning & use
Cola
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A carbonated soft drink flavored with extracts from the kola nut and other ingredients; also, the seed of the kola tree used to flavor such drinks.
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He ordered a cola with his burger and fries.
Traditional cola recipes were originally flavored with kola nut extract and caffeine.
A note on using this word
The word 'cola' derives from 'kola,' the nut originally used to flavor the drink, and is now used generically for the whole category of dark carbonated soft drinks.
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