English Explanatory Dictionary

aquaholic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Addicted to water.
  2. Of a place, or person, that consumes more than the average amount of water.
noun
  1. A person who is addicted to consuming too much water.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

aquaholic more aquaholic most aquaholic aquaholics

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- 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 *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English aquaholic From aqua- + -holic.

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