poteen

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pəˈtiːn/|/pəˈtʃiːn/    美 /pəˈtiːn/|/pəˈtʃiːn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine. Ireland,countable,uncountable
    — The Irish peasantry practice the distillation of that illicit spirituous liquor, so well known by the name of poteen whiskey, with a most unaccountable infatuation.
  2. An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey. Ireland,broadly,countable
    — Kildrumferton … Pop. 9,687 […] There are nine licensed public houses; poteens many more. Illicit distillation prevails to a very great extent, the district being rarely visited by the revenue police, not indeed for years past; the presence of the excise officer in a neighbouring town is the only check.

词形变化

poteens plural poitin alternative potcheen alternative potheen alternative potteen alternative

词源

From Irish poitín (“little pot; poteen”), from pota (“pot”) (from Middle English potte, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *budn- (“type of vessel”)) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
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