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pontikka.

moonshine (illegal home-distilled liquor)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpontikːɑ/[ˈpo̞n̪t̪ikːɑ̝]
  1. moonshine (illegal home-distilled liquor)

Where this word comes from

The term is believed to derive from a French wine, Pontet-Canet, which was popular among the Finnish bourgeoisie in the 1800s. When the common people distilled their own drink, they gave it a name that sounds roughly the same. Alternatively possibly from Pontac, with + -kka.

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