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colla

/ˈkoʝa/

noun, feminine/ˈkoʝa/plural: collas

A team of dockworkers or stevedores

Probably borrowed from Catalan colla.

noun, feminine/ˈkoʝa/plural: collas

gorget (piece of armour for the throat)

Synonyms: gorjal, gorguera

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.