English Explanatory Dictionary

alcoholiday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A holiday or leisure time spent drinking alcohol.
  2. A period of time during which one intentionally abstains from drinking alcohol.

Pronunciation

/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪdeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alcoholiday.wav /ˌælkəˈhɒləˌdeɪ/

Word forms

alcoholiday alcoholidays

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-Germanic *hailagaz Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz Old English hāliġdæġ Middle English halyday English holiday blend English alcoholiday Blend of alcohol + holiday.

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