Similar words
alcoolismo
Worth distinguishing: alcoolismo (alcoholism) is a chronic condition; embriaguez (drunkenness) is a temporary state.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
borrachera
borrachera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "drunkenness."
Spanish
ebriedad
ebriedad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "drunkenness."
Practice
1 What does embriaguez mean?
drunkenness
2 Fill the gap: Foi preso por ___.
Full sentence: Foi preso por embriaguez. (He was arrested for drunkenness.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches embriaguez?
embriaguez: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.