colu

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese colo, from Latin collum (“neck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolu/
• Rhymes: -olu
• Syllabification: co‧lu

Noun

colu m (plural colus)

1. lap (upper legs of a seated person)

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Fula

Noun

colu ndu (plural coli)

1. (Maasina) leopard

References

• D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, et J. Donohoe, Lexique Fulfulde (Maasina)-Anglais-Français: Une compilation basée sur racines et tirée de sources existantes, suivie de listes en anglais-fulfulde et français-fulfulde, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.

Latin

Noun

colū

1. ablative singular of colus