noun, masculine/al.kɔl/plural: alcools
alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated spirits; spirits, hard liquor (strong alcoholic beverage, excludes wine, cider, beer)
“Il n'y a jamais une goutte d'alcool, ni même de vin dans la maison.” — There is never a drop of alcohol, not even (one of) wine in the house.
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcohollbor. French alcool Borrowed from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”).