samogon

noun

sa·​mo·​gon

¦sämə¦gȯn

variants or less commonly samogonka

-ȯŋkə

plural -s

: illicitly distilled Russian vodka : home brew

Word History

Etymology

Russian, probably from samo- self (akin to Old English same) + peregon, peregonka distillation

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