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poteen.

Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈtiːn/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/pəˈtʃiːn/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/pəˈtiːn/Ireland/ˈpɒ.tiːn/Ireland
  1. Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.

    Ireland · countable · uncountable
  2. An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.

    Ireland · broadly · countable
Where this word comes from

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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