alcolico

alcoholic

adjective ahl-KOH-lee-koh Rare

Origin: From alcol (alcohol), ultimately from Arabic al-kuḥl (the kohl/antimony powder, later distilled spirit).

Usage Note

Alcolico describes anything containing alcohol — bevanda alcolica, grado alcolico (alcohol content). As a noun, un alcolico means 'an alcoholic drink'; un alcolizzato/un alcolista means 'an alcoholic person' — using alcolico alone for a person would be unusual. The plural forms are alcolici (m) and alcoliche (f).

Examples

"Preferisce le bevande non alcoliche."

Natural Translation

She prefers non-alcoholic drinks.

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