POTEEN


Meaning of POTEEN in English

[ pɒ'ti:n ]

(also potheen )

■ noun chiefly Irish illicitly made whiskey.

Origin

C19: from Ir. (fuisce) poitín 'little pot (of whiskey)', dimin. of pota 'pot'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.