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pola

POH-lahnounInformal

A Colombian Spanish slang term. Browse all Colombian slang.

What it means

  1. A beer. 'Unas polas' is the standard invitation to the pub, and it is the most casual of the available words for beer.

Examples with translations

  • ¿Nos tomamos unas polas?

    Shall we go for a few beers?

  • Traiga otra pola bien fría.

    Bring another cold one.

Where it comes from

From La Pola, the nickname of Policarpa Salavarrieta, the independence-era heroine executed in 1817. The Bavaria brewery marketed a beer under that name in the early twentieth century; the brand disappeared and the common noun stayed behind.

First attested: early 20th century

Other forms

Spellings and variants:
polita
Similar terms:
cerveza, birra