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单词 no-cal
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no-caladj.

Brit. /nəʊˈkal/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈkæl/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: no-calorie adj.
Etymology: Shortened < no-calorie adj., originally as a proprietary name.
Originally U.S.
= no-calorie adj.In the form Nocal, a proprietary name in the U.K.
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the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > low or equal calorie
isocaloric1922
no-calorie1951
no-cal1953
lite1955
equicaloric1961
light1991
1953 N.Y. Times 7 Apr. 15 (advt.) Insist on No-Cal, the original non-fattening soft drink.
1954 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 2 Nov. 43/1 No-Cal for ginger flavored carbonated water. Use since Jan. 9, 1952.
1963 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Aug. 48 (advt.) No-Cal Quinine Water is absolutely non-fattening.
1969 Guardian 6 Oct. 11/4 Young mothers..whose entire diet consists of cottage cheese, yogurt, and gallons of ‘no-cal’ pop.
1989 Horoscope's Star Guide Jan.–June 48/2 Sufficient water's..better than those so-called sports drinks, and completely no-cal!
1990 R. Baker There's Country in my Cellar ii. viii. 59 Any rate I recall a powerful god of money telling me once over a lunch of salad and no-cal seltzer about a son.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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