No. 525 in Croatian

kolu

"Kolu" in Croatian means "wheel" or can refer to a "dance circle."

In a sentence

Djeca su igrala igre na kolu.
The children played games at the wheel.
Here, 'kolu' is used in the context of a wheel, indicating the specific location or object around which games were played.
Sudjelovao je u zadnjem kolu turnira.
He participated in the last round of the tournament.
'Kolu' here refers to a round or stage of a competition, implying a phase in a series of events.
Mlin se vrti oko starog kola.
The mill turns around the old wheel.
In this sentence, 'kolu' refers to a wheel, stressing its significance as an object of movement and function in the mechanism of the mill.

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