poteen

noun
🔊/pəˈtiːn/, 🔊/pəˈtʃiːn/
🔊/pəˈtiːn/, 🔊/pəˈtʃiːn/
(also potheen)
[uncountable] (Irish English)
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  1. strong alcoholic drink made illegally, usually from potatoes卜丁酒(爱尔兰私酒,常用土豆酿制)Topics Drinksc2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Irish (fuisce) poitín ‘little pot (of whiskey)’, diminutive of pota ‘pot’.