English word origin

Etymology of hooch

Abbreviation of hoochinoo, 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. From T

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Source etymology 1

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noun

An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.

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Derivation mentionXutsnoowú Ḵwáantli
Derivation mentionxóotstli

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

First attested in the 1950s, probably borrowed from Japanese 家(うち) (uchi, “house”), especially the dialectal form with an initial h- used on the Ryukyu islands where many American soldiers were based.

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