colla

== English == === Noun === colla plural of collum === Anagrams === lo-cal, local == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈko̞.ʎə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈkɔ.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkɔ.ʎa] === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from collar, of uncertain origin, perhaps from coll (“neck”). ==== Noun ==== colla f (plural colles) group, gang, band Synonyms: grup, banda, ardat a team of practitioners of certain traditional activities, such as castells building or sardana dancing === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== colla inflection of collar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “colla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “colla”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.la/ === Verb === colla third-person singular past historic of coller === Anagrams === local == Galician == === Verb === colla inflection of coller: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Irish == === Alternative forms === colna (superseded) === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɞl̪ˠə/ === Noun === colla inflection of colainn: genitive singular all cases plural === Mutation === === References === == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Contraction of Italian con (“with”) and la (“the”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˌkol.la/, /ˌko.la/ Rhymes: -olla, -ola Hyphenation: cól‧la ==== Contraction ==== colla (dated) contraction of con +‎ la; with the === Etymology 2 === From Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). Compare French colle, Sicilian coḍḍa, Spanish and Portuguese cola. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.la/ Rhymes: -ɔlla Hyphenation: còl‧la ==== Noun ==== colla f (plural colle) glue or similar sticky material size (substance) (nautical) a rope used for lowering the sails ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Ottoman Turkish: قولا (kola) Turkish: kola === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.la/ Rhymes: -ɔlla Hyphenation: còl‧la ==== Verb ==== colla inflection of collare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === === Anagrams === alcol, callo, callo- == Latin == === Noun === colla nominative/accusative/vocative plural of collum === References === "colla", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Latvian == === Noun === colla f (4th declension) inch ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Syllabification: co‧lla === Etymology 1 === Probably borrowed from Catalan colla. ==== Noun ==== colla f (plural collas) A team of dockworkers or stevedores === Etymology 2 === Ultimately from Latin collum, however the o in place of the expected diphthong ue (compare inherited doublet cuello) implies borrowing from another Romance language; however, no other Romance language is known to have such a word with a similar sense. ==== Noun ==== colla f (plural collas) (historical) gorget (piece of armour for the throat) Synonyms: gorjal, gorguera === References === === Further reading === “colla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025