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alco

alco noun: a small South American dog, domesticated by the natives, now thought to be extinct.

Noun (1)

alco (plural alcos)

  1. A small South American dog, domesticated by the natives, now thought to be extinct.
    • […] the alco, a mute little dog, caressing and sequacious, once loved and cherished by its poor Indian masters, is like them exterminated.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

Noun (2)

alco (plural alcos)

  1. (Australia, slang) An alcoholic.
    Synonyms:
    alkie

Proper noun capitalized: ALCO

ALCO

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of American Locomotive Company.

Synonyms of alco

Forms of alco

pluralalcos

Origin of alco

A clipping.

Words formed from alco

Questions about alco

What does alco mean?
Alco means a small South American dog, domesticated by the natives, now thought to be extinct.
What part of speech is alco?
Alco can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of alco?
The plural of alco is alcos.

Words near alco in the dictionary

  1. Alcmena
  2. Alcmene
  3. Alcmeonid
  4. Alcmeonids
  5. ALCMs
  6. alco
  7. alco-
  8. alco-holic
  9. alco-holics
  10. alcoate
  11. alcoates

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