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• Cholla — can refer to the following things: Cholla cacti, a genus of cyllindrically stemmed cacti Cholla (horse), a painting horse born in Nevada Jeolla (Chŏlla), former Korean province Jeollabuk do (North Jeolla), province in the southwest of South Korea …   Wikipedia

• cholla — ☆ cholla [chōl′yä, chō′yä ] n. [MexSp < Sp, lit., skull, head] a spiny cactus (genus Opuntia) with cylindrical stems, growing in the SW U.S. and Mexico …   English World dictionary

• cholla — /chohl yah, yeuh/; Sp. /chaw yah/, n., pl. chollas /chohl yahz, yeuhz/; Sp. /chaw yahs/. any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, esp. O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow… …   Universalium

• cholla — ► sustantivo femenino 1 ANATOMÍA coloquial Cabeza humana: ■ al salir del coche se dio un golpe en la cholla. 2 coloquial Inteligencia, entendimiento o talento. 3 Colombia, América Central Pereza, cachaza: ■ con esa cholla no va a conseguir… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• cholla — noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, head Date: 1846 any of numerous shrubby opuntias chiefly of the southwestern United States and Mexico that have needlelike spines partly enclosed in a papery sheath and cylindrical joints called also …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cholla — [ tʃɔɪə] noun a cactus with a cylindrical stem, native to Mexico and the south western US. [Genus Opuntia.] Origin C19: Mex. Sp. use of Sp. cholla skull, head …   English new terms dictionary

• cholla — chol•la [[t]ˈtʃɔɪ ə[/t]] n. pl. las pln any of several cylindrical treelike cacti of the genus Opuntia, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., having yellow spines • Etymology: 1855–60, amer.; < MexSp cholla head …   From formal English to slang

• cholla — noun arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico • Syn: ↑Opuntia cholla • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntia, ↑genus Opuntia …   Useful english dictionary

• Cholla (horse) — Cholla (born May 20, 1985) is a Mustang Quarter Horse mix who is known as the painting horse for his very special ability. Because of his wild temper, the cowboys named him after the cholla cactus. He was born in Nevada, USA. Contents 1 Biography …   Wikipedia

• Cholla High Magnet School — Location 2001 W. Starr Pass Blvd. Tucson, Arizona,, USA 85713 Coordinates …   Wikipedia