samogon

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von samogon im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

In Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine

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 .

Etymologie

() From Russian самогон, from само- (“self”) + stem of гнать (“distill”).