colza

From French colza, from Dutch koolzaad (“cabbage seed, (later) colza”), from Middle Dutch coolsaet, from kool (“cole”) +‎ zaad (“seed”).

colza (uncountable)

1. Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.

• colza oil

• -zolac

Borrowed from French colza.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkɔl.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkol.za]

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colza f (plural colzes)

1. colza

• “colza”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “colza”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Inherited from Middle French colzat, from Dutch koolzaad (“cabbage seed, (later) colza”), from Middle Dutch coolsaet.

• IPA^(key): /kɔl.za/

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colza m (plural colzas)

1. (originally) oilseed rape
2. canola

• → Catalan: colza
• → English: colza
• → Italian: colza
• → Portuguese: colza
• → Spanish: colza

• “colza”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Borrowed from French colza.

colza f (plural colze)

1. oilseed rape (plant Brassica napus)
2. canola

• calzo, calzò

Borrowed from French colza, from Dutch koolzaad.^[1][2]

• Homophone: cousa (Brazil)
• Rhymes: -olzɐ, -owzɐ
• Hyphenation: col‧za

colza f (plural colzas)

1. colza

• “colza”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French colza, from Dutch koolzaad.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolθa/ [ˈkol̟.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkolsa/ [ˈkol.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -olθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -olsa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: col‧za

colza f (plural colzas)

1. canola

• “colza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025