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alca meaning in English

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alca noun
{f}

auk [auks](seabird of the family Alcidae)
noun
[UK: ɔːk] [US: ɔːk]

razorbill [razorbills](a large black and white auk, Alca torda)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪ.zə.bɪl] [US: ˈreɪ.zə.bɪl]

alca gigante noun
{f}

great auk(Pinguinus impennis)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt ɔːk] [US: ˈɡreɪt ɔːk]

alcabala noun
{f}

checkpoint [checkpoints](point along a road or on a frontier)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃekpɔɪnt] [US: ˈtʃek.ˈpɔɪnt]

alcachofa noun
{f}

artichoke [artichokes](vegetable)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.tɪ.tʃəʊk] [US: ˈɑː.tɪtʃoʊk]

rose [roses](nozzle)
noun
[UK: rəʊz] [US: roʊz]

alcachofa de la ducha noun
{f}

showerhead(perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather)
noun

alcachofera noun
{f}

artichoke [artichokes](vegetable)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.tɪ.tʃəʊk] [US: ˈɑː.tɪtʃoʊk]

alcahueta noun
{f}

matchmaker(someone who finds suitable marriage partners)
noun
[UK: ˈmæt.ʃmeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈmæʧ.ˌmekər]

procuress(a middlewoman)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.kjʊ.rɪs] [US: ˈprɒ.kjʊ.rɪs]

alcahuete noun
{m} {f}

enabler [enablers](one who encourages a bad habit in another)
noun
[UK: e.ˈneɪ.bə.lə(r)] [US: e.ˈneɪ.bə.lər]

alcahuete noun
{m}

gossip [gossips](person)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɒ.sɪp] [US: ˈɡɑː.səp]

matchmaker(someone who finds suitable marriage partners)
noun
[UK: ˈmæt.ʃmeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈmæʧ.ˌmekər]

pimp [pimps](prostitution solicitor)
noun
[UK: pɪmp] [US: ˈpɪmp]

alcahuetería noun
{f}

handling [handlings](criminal offence)
noun
[UK: ˈhæn.dl̩ɪŋ] [US: ˈhæn.dl̩ɪŋ]

pimping(practise of procuring prostitutes)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪmp.ɪŋ] [US: ˈpɪmp.ɪŋ]

alcaide noun
{m}

warden [wardens](a chief administrative officer of a prison)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔːd.n̩] [US: ˈwɔːr.dn̩]

alcalde noun
{m}

mayor [mayors](leader of a city)
noun
[UK: meə(r)] [US: ˈmeɪər]
I ran for mayor. = Yo competí para alcalde.

alcaldesa noun
{f}

mayor [mayors](leader of a city)
noun
[UK: meə(r)] [US: ˈmeɪər]
She will be the next mayor. = Será la próxima alcaldesa.

mayoress(female mayor)
noun
[UK: meə.ˈres] [US: meə.ˈres]

alcaldía noun
{f}

city hall(building)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.ti hɔːl] [US: ˈsɪ.ti ˈhɒl]

town hall(a building that houses the local government offices of a town)
noun
[UK: taʊn hɔːl] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈhɒl]

alcalimetría noun
{f}

alkalimetry(process of determining the strength of an alkali)
noun
[UK: ˌælk.ə.ˈlɪ.mɪ.trɪ] [US: ˌælk.ə.ˈlɪ.mɪ.trɪ]

alcalinidad noun
{f}

alkalinity [alkalinities](state of being alkaline)
noun
[UK: ˌælk.ə.ˈlɪ.nə.ti] [US: ˌælk.ə.ˈlɪ.nə.ti]

alcalinizar verb

alkalinize [alkalinized, alkalinizing, alkalinizes](to convert to an alkali)
verb
[UK: ˈalkəlˌaɪnaɪz] [US: ˈælkəlˌaɪnaɪz]

alcalino adjective

alkaline(of or relating to an alkali)
adjective
[UK: ˈælk.ə.laɪn] [US: ˈælk.ə.ˌlaɪn]

alcaloide noun
{m}

alkaloid [alkaloids](organic heterocyclic base)
noun
[UK: ˈælk.ə.lɔɪd] [US: ˈælk.ə.ˈlɔɪd]

alcalosis noun
{f}

alkalosis [alkaloses](abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood)
noun

Alcalá de Henares proper noun
{f}

Alcalá de Henares(city near Madrid, Spain)
proper noun

alcalímetro noun
{m}

alkalimeter(device)
noun

alcance noun

scope [scopes](scope of an identifier)
noun
[UK: skəʊp] [US: skoʊp]
This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry. = Este tema está fuera del alcance de nuestra investigación.

alcance noun
{m}

compass [compasses](area)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌm.pəs] [US: ˈkʌm.pəs]
This is beyond the compass of my ability. = Esto está lejos del alcance de mis habilidades.

grasp(that which is accessible)
noun
[UK: ɡrɑːsp] [US: ˈɡræsp]

range [ranges](maximum reach of capability)
noun
[UK: reɪndʒ] [US: ˈreɪndʒ]

reach [reaches](ability to reach or touch)
noun
[UK: riːtʃ] [US: ˈriːtʃ]
It was out of his reach. = Estaba fuera de su alcance.

alcance del oído noun
{m}

earshot(distance)
noun
[UK: ˈɪə.ʃɒt] [US: ˈɪr.ˌʃɑːt]

alcancía noun
{f}

cashbox(a box for holding cash)
noun
[UK: kˈaʃbɒks] [US: kˈæʃbɑːks]

piggy bank(small container to store small saved coins in)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪ.ɡi bæŋk] [US: ˈpɪ.ɡi ˈbæŋk]

alcanfor noun
{m}

camphor(white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone)
noun
[UK: ˈkæm.fə(r)] [US: ˈkæm.fər]

alcano noun

alkane [alkanes](acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2)
noun
[UK: ˈælk.eɪn] [US: ˈælk.eɪn]

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