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单词 poteen
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poteen


po·teen

P0479800 (pə-tēn′, pō-, pə-chēn′)n. Unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey.
[Irish Gaelic poitín, small pot, poteen, from pota, pot, from English pot.]

poteen

(pɒˈtiːn) or

poitín

n (Brewing) (in Ireland) illicit spirit, often distilled from potatoes[C19: from Irish poitín little pot, from pota pot]

po•teen

(pəˈtin, -ˈtʃin, -ˈθin, poʊ-)

n. (in Ireland) illicitly distilled whiskey. [1805–15; < Irish poitín literally, small pot, diminutive of pota pot1]

poteen

An Irish word meaning little pot, used to mean Irish whiskey distilled illegally.
Thesaurus
Noun1.poteen - unlawfully distilled Irish whiskeyIrish whiskey, Irish whisky, Irish - whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
Translations

poteen


poteen

, poitín (in Ireland) illicit spirit, often distilled from potatoes

poteen


  • noun

Words related to poteen

noun unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey

Related Words

  • Irish whiskey
  • Irish whisky
  • Irish
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