hooch

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hutʃ/
Rhymes: -uːtʃ

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of Hootchinoo, name of a specific liquor, from Tlingit Xutsnoowú Ḵwáan, the group that produced it, from Hutsnuwu (“grizzly bear fort”), the name of the village on Admiralty Island in which they lived.

Alternative forms

hootch

Noun

hooch (countable and uncountable, plural hooches)

(Canada, US, informal) Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.

Synonyms

moonshine

Etymology 2

From Japanese 家 (うち, uchi, “house”)

Alternative forms

hootch

Noun

hooch (plural hooches)

(Vietnam War era military slang) A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.

Anagrams

HCOOH

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hoːx/

Adjective

hooch (comparative hööcher)

high

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German hôch, earlier hô (inflected stem hôg-). From Old Saxon hōh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare German hoch, Dutch hoog, Saterland Frisian hag, English high, Danish høj.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦoːx/
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Adjective

hooch (comparative höger, superlative an'n hööchsten)

high
tall

Declension

Positive forms of hooch

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is hooch	se is hooch	dat is hooch	se sünd hooch
partitive		een Hoochs	een Hoochs	wat Hoochs	allens Hooch
strong declension (without article)	nominative	hoge	hoge	hooch	hoge
strong declension (without article)	oblique	hogen	hoge	hooch	hoge
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de hoge	de hoge	dat hoge	de hogen
weak declension (with definite article)	oblique	den hogen	de hoge	dat hoge	de hogen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en hoge	en hoge	en hooch/hoget	(keen) hogen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	oblique	en hogen	en hoge	en hooch/hoget	(keen) hogen

Comparative forms of hooch

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is höger	se is höger	dat is höger	se sünd höger
partitive		een högers	een högers	wat högers	allens höger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	högere	högere	höger	högere
strong declension (without article)	oblique	högern	högere	höger	högere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de högere	de högere	dat högere	de högern
weak declension (with definite article)	oblique	den högern	de högere	dat högere	de högern
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en högere	en högere	en höger	(keen) högern
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	oblique	en högern	en högere	en höger	(keen) högern

Superlative forms of hooch

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is de Hööchste	se is de Hööchste	dat is dat Hööchste	se sünd de Hööchsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	hööchste	hööchste	hööchst	hööchste
strong declension (without article)	oblique	hööchsten	hööchste	hööchst	hööchste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de hööchste	de hööchste	dat hööchste	de hööchsten
weak declension (with definite article)	oblique	den hööchsten	de hööchste	dat hööchste	de hööchsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en hööchste	en hööchste	en hööchst	(keen) hööchsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	oblique	en hööchsten	en hööchste	en hööchst	(keen) hööchsten

Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Antonyms

leeg

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German hoch, Dutch hoog, English high.

Adjective

hooch

high
tall

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hāh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. More at high.

Adjective

hooch

high

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