gasohol

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US/ˈɡæsəˌhɑl/

noun

Gasoline mixed with ethyl alcohol (ethanol).

OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

noungasohol (countable and uncountable, plural gasohols)

plural gasohols · alternative gasahol

  1. countableuncountableGasoline mixed with ethyl alcohol (ethanol).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  3. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  4. Dutchgas
  5. Englishgas
  6. Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
  7. Ancient Greekἔλαιον (élaion)
  8. Latinoleum
  9. Englishgasoline
  10. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  11. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  12. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  13. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  14. Medieval Latinalcoho
  15. Middle Englishalcofol
  16. Englishalcohol
  17. Englishgasohol

Blend of gasoline + alcohol.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shogaol
Cite this entry
APA

gasohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasohol

MLA

“gasohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasohol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gasohol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gasohol.

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