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poteen

po·teen

UK/pəˈtiːn/ US/pəˈtiːn/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

From Irish poitín (“little pot; poteen”), from pota (“pot”) (from Middle English potte, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *budn- (“type of vessel”)) + -ín (diminutive suffix).

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