colan
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colan¹
- [koˈlan]
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قولاك (kolañ). Compare Bulgarian колан (kolan, “girdle, belt”), Macedonian колан (kolan, “belt”), Serbo-Croatian колан (“girth”); other Turkish borrowings.
noun colane · colan · colanul · colanele
- girdle (usually feminine)
colan²
- [koˈlan]
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian collana (“necklace”), from collo (“neck”), from Latin collum (“neck”).
In English
- necklace jewelry
Talk about this word "colan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/colan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. colan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/colan "colan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/colan.Cite this
@misc{colan_2026,
title = {colan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/colan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
