Hooch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːtʃ

Abbreviation of Hootchinoo, name of a specific liquor, from Tlingit Xutsnoowú Ḵwáan, the group that produced it, from

Tlingit Hutsnuwu ("grizzly bear fort"),

the name of the village on Admiralty Island in which they lived.

Alternative forms

• hootch

Full definition of hooch

Noun

1. (North America, informal) Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.

Synonyms

• moonshine

Japanese うち (uchi, "house")

Alternative forms

• hootch

Noun

1. (military slang, Viet Nam era) A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.----