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"Cola" is a form of "cola", a noun which is often translated as "tail". "Culo" is a noun which is often translated as "butt". Learn more about the difference between "culo" and "cola" below.
el culo(
koo
-
loh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. butt (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
¡Ay! Estaba sentado en la hierba y ahora tengo el culo todo mojado.Oh man! I was sitting on the grass, and now my butt's all wet.
b. bum (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Con el culo que tengo, no hay manera de que me meta en esos vaqueros.There's no way I'm getting into those jeans with my bum.
d. backside (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No prestaba atención y se cayó de culo.He wasn't paying attention, and he fell on his backside.
e. ass (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
El camarero le dio una patada en el culo y lo echó del bar.The bartender gave him a kick in the ass and threw him out of the bar.
f. arse (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No tenemos todo el día. ¡Mueve el culo!We haven't got all day. Move your arse!
g. asshole (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
Cuando se dobló, se le cayeron los pantalones y, literalmente, se le veía el culo.When he bent over, his pants fell down, and you could literally see his asshole.
h. arsehole (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Estaba tan enfadada que su cara se puso tan morada como el culo de un babuino.She was so mad, her face turned as purple as a baboon's arsehole.
a. bottom
Me llevé una sorpresa cuando al terminar mi refresco, vi una mosca en el culo del vaso.I had quite a shock when I finished my soda and saw a fly at the bottom of the glass.
la cola(
koh
-
lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
b. queue (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El vendedor quiere que nos pongamos en cola.The salesman wants us to form a queue.
3. (clothing)
5. (substance)
6. (beverage) (Dominican Republic) (Ecuador) (El Salvador)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in El Salvador
7. (colloquial) (buttocks) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. butt (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
La cola de la bebé está irritada.The baby's butt is irritated.
b. bum (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Había agua en el banco donde me senté. Ahora tengo la cola mojada.There was water on the bench where I sat down. Now my bum is wet.
8. (colloquial) (penis) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. weenie (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Mamá, a ese niño se le ve la cola.Mom, I can see that boy's weenie.
b. willy (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El bebé llora cuando hace pipí. Creo que le escuece la cola al pobrecito.The baby cries when he's peeing. I think his willy stings, poor thing.
