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'''Coda''' is the name of a syllabic constituent, which contains the consonant(s) following the [[nucleus]].  Unlike the other two syllabic constituents, the [[onset]] and the [[nucleus]], the coda is not universal: some languages (Hua, Cayuvava, Hawaiian (Blevins 1995, Piggott 1999)) do not have a coda at all, that is, all syllables are [[open syllable|open]], others (Yapese (Piggott 1999)) only have it word finally, yet others (Italian) only word medially, but not word finally.

The nucleus and the coda together make up the [[rhyme]].

===References===
*Blevins, Juliette (1995) The syllable in phonological theory, in: John A. Goldsmith (ed.) ''The Handbook of Phonological Theory'', Cambridge, Mass. & Oxford: Blackwell.  206&ndash;244.
*Piggott, Glyne L. (1999) At the right edge of words, ''The Linguistic Review'' 16: 143&ndash;185.