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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAlcohol
/ˈæl.kə.hɒl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A colorless volatile liquid that is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, and spirits.
"Many people enjoy a glass of wine, which contains alcohol." - 2
Any organic compound formed by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms in a hydrocarbon by hydroxyl groups.
"Ethanol is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Medieval Latin 'alcool', from Arabic 'al-kuḥl' (الkحْل), referring to the fine powder of antimony used as eye makeup. The meaning shifted in European languages during the 16th century to denote any refined substance obtained by distillation, eventually narrowing down to the intoxicating ingredient in fermented and distilled drinks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alcohol" is said worldwide
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alcool
Transliteration: al-kohl
"Il a bu un verre d'alcool."
Alkohol
Transliteration: al-koh-ol
"Er trinkt kein Alkohol."
alcol
Transliteration: al-kol
"L'alcol è presente in molte bevande."
alcohol
Transliteration: al-kol
"El alcohol se encuentra en las bebidas."
álcool
Transliteration: al-kool
"O álcool é uma substância comum em festas."
शराब
Transliteration: sharaab
"वह शराब नहीं पीता।"
酒精
Transliteration: jiǔjīng
"酒精在许多饮料中都存在。"
알코올
Transliteration: al-ko-ol
"그는 알코올을 마시지 않습니다."
アルコール
Transliteration: arukōru
"彼はアルコールを飲まない。"
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