First Known Use: 1614
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tola
noun to·la \ˈtō-lə, tō-ˈlä\
Definition of TOLA
: a unit of weight of India equal to 180 grains troy or 0.375 ounce troy (11.7 grams)
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Origin of TOLA
Hindi & Urdu tolā, from Sanskrit tulā weight; akin to Latin tollere to lift up
Rhymes with TOLA
aba, Accra, aha, Allah, amah, Armagh, Artois, ayah, Bekaa, bourgeois, brava, chamois, Chechnya, Chita, chutzpah, compas, Degas, dolma, Dubois, Dunois, éclat, fa la, faux pas, fellah, Fermat, feta, foie gras, gaga, galah, Galois, goombah, grandma, grandpa, ha-ha, halvah, Hama, hoo-ha, hoopla, Hsia, hurrah, huzzah, Konya, Makah, Marat, markka, Maurois, mirepoix, mudra, Oita, oompah, opah, Oujda, quinoa, paisa, pasha, patois, pooh-bah, prutah, pya, Sanaa, sangfroid, selah, Seurat, Shema, Shoah, sol-fa, supra, Syrah, ta-ta, Tonghua, Ufa, Utah, Vaudois, viva, voilà, wah-wah, whoopla
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