Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alco-holic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: al-co-holic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enthusiast of locomotives etc. built by the American Locomotive Company.

Informal

Etymology

From ALCO + -holic, punningly on alcoholic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ALCO

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

alco-holics (plural)

Questions

What does alco-holic mean?: An enthusiast of locomotives etc. built by the American Locomotive Company.
Where does alco-holic come from?: From ALCO + -holic, punningly on alcoholic.

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