"alco" meaning in English

See alco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 alco.ogg Forms: alcos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alco (plural alcos)
  1. A small South American dog, domesticated by the natives, now thought to be extinct. Categories (lifeform): Canids
    Sense id: en-alco-en-noun-DvVaTVy- Disambiguation of Canids: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 alco.ogg Forms: alcos [plural]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} alco (plural alcos)
  1. (slang, Australia) An alcoholic. Tags: Australia, slang Synonyms: alkie [UK, US]
    Sense id: en-alco-en-noun-rh0eqgzM Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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