Polyglot Dictionary

alambique

/alɐ̃ˈbiki/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os alambiques

Meaning

  1. still

    • Destilou no alambique.

      He distilled in the still.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

destilaria

Worth distinguishing: alambique is a still, the equipment; destilaria is the place/business.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

alambique

alambique is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "still."

Spanish

quieto

quieto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "still."

Practice

1 What does alambique mean?

2 Fill the gap: Destilou no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alambique?

noun

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