poteen
英 [pɒ'tiːn]
- n. 私酿的威士忌
英英释义
- 1. unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey
中文词源
poteen 私酿的威士忌，私酿土豆酒
来自爱尔兰语poitin,小罐子，来自pot,罐子，-in,小词后缀。用来比喻小酒罐酿制的私酒，特别是用土豆酿制的酒。
英文词源
- poteen
- poteen: see pot
- poteen (n.)
- "illicit whiskey," 1812, from Irish poitin "little pot," suggesting distillation in small quantities, from English pot (n.1) "vessel" + diminutive suffix -in, -een.