samogon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón), from само- (samo-, “self”) + stem of гнать (gnatʹ, “to distill”).

Noun

samogon (uncountable)

  1. In Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine.
    • 2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate 2006, p. 185:
      I'd be given a room in a peasant's house, next door to the cowshed, and light chores, […] drinking tea with whoever fancied himself as the local liberal, keeping them company over samogon in winter […]

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈmɔ.ɡɔn/

Noun

samogon m inan

  1. moonshine (illegal distilled spirit)

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