🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

intoxicante

Pronunciation / Transliteration: intoxicante

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
intoxicant/ɪnˈtɒksɪkənt/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #28450 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El alcohol es un intoxicante legal en muchos países."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A substance, especially an alcoholic drink, that intoxicates someone.

    "Driving under the influence of any intoxicant is strictly prohibited."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Early 17th century: from medieval Latin intoxicant- 'poisoned', from the verb intoxicare, from in- 'into, upon' + toxicum 'poison'.

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