colada
Spanish, noun/koˈlada/
colada is spelled C-O-L-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,367th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “laundry, washing (washed clothes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of colado. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de bebida, sopa o mazamorra espesa y caliente, dulce o salada, hecha con almidón o harina de maíz y…”.
What does colada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelaundry, washing (washed clothes)
- 2
femininelaundry, washing (dirty clothes)
hacer la colada
- 3
femininelava flow
- 4
feminineflowstone
- 5
feminineslanga word or phrase, usually embarrassing, that doesn't belong to the conversation or context; a reach, a swing and a miss
¡Qué pedazo de colada que te acabas de marcar, mi socio!
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of colado
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of colado
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de bebida, sopa o mazamorra espesa y caliente, dulce o salada, hecha con almidón o harina de maíz y leche. 2. En la fabricación de hierro, o cualquier otro metal procedente de minerales metálicos, etapa de una fundición de alto horno donde se vierte el material fundido (arrabio) en un molde.^([cita requerida]).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of colada
- coladas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colada?
- /koˈlada/
- [koˈla.ð̞a]
- [koˈlað̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to colada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colada in Spanish?
colada appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).