cola

/ˈkola/ · B1 · noun · f

line, queue

cola — line, queue

🐒 Latin cauda (tail) → cola; same root as coda, the tail end of a song

A queue is a tail of people trailing behind the first one, so Spanish uses the same word for both: hacer cola = to stand in line. English coda and queue (via French) both descend from the same Latin cauda.

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