/ huːtʃ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( informal , especially NAmE ) strong alcoholic drink, especially sth that has been made illegally
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of Hoochinoo , the name of an Alaskan Indian people who made liquor.
/ huːtʃ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( informal , especially NAmE ) strong alcoholic drink, especially sth that has been made illegally
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of Hoochinoo , the name of an Alaskan Indian people who made liquor.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005