hootch

• Nom désignant un alcool distillé illégalement, généralement de qualité médiocre, souvent fabriqué artisanalement.

A noun referring to an illicitly distilled and usually inferior alcoholic liquor.

indénombrable

1. Illicitly distilled alcoholic liquorB2informalamerican

   An alcoholic beverage that has been produced illegally, often of low quality and strength.

   Alcool de contrebande

   • The bootleggers sold hootch from a hidden still in the woods.
   • During Prohibition, many people risked drinking homemade hootch.
   • He offered me a jar of hootch that tasted like gasoline.
   • The authorities raided a cabin and confiscated gallons of hootch.

   Synonymesbootlegfirewaterhomebrewmoonshinerotgut

2. Temporary shelter or hutB2informal

   A small, often crude or makeshift building used for living or storage, especially by soldiers or in remote areas.

   Abri sommaire ou cahute

   • The soldiers built a hootch out of scrap wood and canvas.
   • He lived in a tiny hootch near the river while fishing.
   • After the war, many veterans returned to simple hootches in the countryside.
   • The hootch provided just enough shelter from the rain.

   Synonymeshovelhutlean-toshackshantyshelter