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Etymology 1
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Noun
alco (plural alcos)
- A small South American dog, domesticated by the natives, now thought to be extinct.
- 1803, John Browne Cutting, “A Succinct History of Jamaica” in Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, pp. lxxviii-lxxix,
- the alco, a mute little dog, caressing and sequacious, once loved and cherished by its poor Indian masters, is like them exterminated.
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Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
alco (plural alcos)
- (slang, Australia) An alcoholic.
Synonyms
Anagrams
- Acol, COLA, Calo, Caló, Coal., LCAO, LOAC, LOCA, coal, cola, loca