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poteen

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po·teen  (p-tn, p-, p-chn)
n.
Unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey.
[Irish Gaelic poitín, small pot, poteen, from pota, pot, from English pot.]
poteen, poitín [ˈpɒtiːn]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (in Ireland) illicit spirit, often distilled from potatoes
[from Irish poitín little pot, from pota pot]
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Noun1.poteen - unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey
Irish whiskey, Irish whisky, Irish - whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
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poteen [pɒˈtiːn, pɒˈtʃiːn] N → aguardiente m, whiskey m (irlandés, destilado ilegalmente)
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