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masculine

/alˈkol/

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Translation

alcohol

Word origin

From Arabic al-kuhl, originally a fine powder of antimony used as eye make-up. The sense narrowed through alchemy to the distilled spirit we know today.

Origin: Arabic
Root: al-kuhl
English cognates: kohl

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralalcoholes

Examples

I do not drink alcohol when I have to drive.

The doctor told him to give up alcohol.

This drink contains no alcohol at all.

Alcohol does a lot of damage to your health.

They cleaned the wound with alcohol before leaving.

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This word is part of lesson 29.