elalcohol

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

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I do not drink alcohol when I have to drive.

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The doctor told him to give up alcohol.

bebida .

This drink contains no alcohol at all.

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Alcohol does a lot of damage to your health.

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They cleaned the wound with alcohol before leaving.

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