Alec
A diminutive of the male given name Alexander from Ancient Greek, of Scottish origin.
• Acle, cale, lace
alec (countable and uncountable, plural alecs)
An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.
A sauce made from alecs; alec sauce.
• Acle, cale, lace
ALEC
Initialism of American Legislative Exchange Council.
• Acle, cale, lace
Source: Wiktionary
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
