Alec vs Ale - What's the difference?
alec | ale |
An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.
As nouns the difference between alec and ale
is that alec is an anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried while ale is an intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.As a proper noun Alec
is a diminutive of the male given name Alexander.alec
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See also
* Alex * Alexander * Aleck * smart aleckAnagrams
* English diminutives of male given namesale
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Noun
- Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.