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Where does “álcool” come from?

álcool (Portuguese) comes from Arabic اَلْكُحْل.

álcool (Portuguese): alcohol; alcohol; ethanol

Definitions

  1. alcohol; alcohol; ethanol

Ancestry of “álcool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلْكُحْل—

Words derived from “álcool”

  • alcoolização
  • alcoolímetro
  • antialcoolismo
  • alcoolismo
  • alcoolômetro
  • alcoómetro
  • alcoolemia
  • alcoolómetro
  • alcoolizar
  • alcoômetro
  • antiálcool
  • alcoolicidade
  • alcoólico
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