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Cola vs Noncola - What's the difference?

cola | noncola |

As nouns the difference between cola and noncola

is that cola is while noncola is a drink that is not cola.

As a proper noun cola

is (internet|acronym) composlinuxadvocacy (a usenet newsgroup).

As an adjective noncola is

not cola.

cola

English

Etymology 1

From a (etyl) language, compare Temne kola, Mandinka kola. The beverage "Coca-Cola" was what made the term widely known.

Alternative forms

* (the plant or nut) kola

Noun

  • The kola plant, genus Cola , famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
  • A beverage or a made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.

    • See also

    * (projectlink) * * (projectlink)

    Etymology 2

    See colon

    Noun

    (head)
  • (obsolete)
  • * 2008 , Alexandre Allauzen, Review of “Mathematical Linguistics” by Andras Kornai
    • In this part, the author presents a prosodic hierarchy describing syllables, moras, feet, cola and a typology for words and stress.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    noncola

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not cola.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=March 27, author=Jane E. Brody, title=You Are Also What You Drink, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The American Academy of General Dentistry says that noncola carbonated beverages and canned (sweetened) iced tea harm tooth enamel, especially when consumed apart from meals. }}

    Noun

  • A drink that is not cola.

    • Anagrams

    *