In the song "Hotel California," what does "colitas" mean?

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Dear Cecil,

I liked the irony of confusing hemp and pot on a forum entitled “The Straight Dope,” but you clearly have never tried putting cool whip in your hair.

-moosedrink

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Oops, for some reason I thought this was GQ, and I knew the question sounded familiar…

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moosedrink. Welcome to the Board.

It’s customary and polite to link to the column so others can follow along. You can cut and past the URL like this

or pretty it up like this:
In the song “Hotel California,” what does “colitas” mean?

You might like to read other threads which have been posted to the Board since 2000 about this column.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=48569&highlight=colitas

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=57033&highlight=colitas

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=123337&highlight=colitas

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=478891&highlight=colitas

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=511349&highlight=colitas