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alcos

alcos is the plural of alco.

Meaning of alco

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

Questions about alcos

What is alcos the plural of?
Alcos is the plural of alco.

Words near alcos in the dictionary

  1. alcornoque
  2. Alcorns
  3. Alcorta
  4. Alcortas
  5. alcorza
  6. alcos
  7. Alcoser
  8. Alcosers
  9. alcosol
  10. alcosols
  11. alcotest

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