poteen
pot·een
poteen · poteens
потин
Poteen, Potcheen
Illegally produced Irish whiskeyIllegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.
/pəˈtiːn/
Meaning
2 senses(Ireland, countable, uncountable)Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.
Poteen, Potcheen
потинpotin
unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey
(Ireland, broadly, countable)An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.
Translations
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Origin
From Irish poitín (“little pot; poteen”), from pota (“pot”) (from Middle English potte, ulFrom 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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Forms
plural: poteensLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable