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colla

glue

noun KOL-lah Rare

Also means

paste

Usage Note

Colla is the everyday word for glue or paste. Colla di pesce (fish glue, isinglass) is a culinary setting agent despite its name having nothing to do with fish paste. The verb incollare means to glue or paste (also to paste in computing). The plural colle is regular, though the word is often used as an uncountable mass noun.

Examples

"Ho usato la colla per riparare il vaso."

Natural Translation

I used glue to repair the vase.

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