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alco-

1 American  

  1. a combining form representing alcohol in compound words (alcogas ), sometimes with the sense “using alcohol as fuel” (alcoboat; alcotruck ).

alco 2 American  
[al-koh] / ˈæl koʊ /

noun

  1. alcohol.

  2. Australian, Informal. an alcoholic.

Etymology

Origin of alco-

By false analysis of alcohol as alco- (an assumed combining form with -o- ) + -hol

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