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samogon

samogon noun: in Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine.

Noun

samogon (uncountable)

  1. 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 […]2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate, published 2006, page 185
    Synonyms:
    samogonka

Synonyms of samogon

Forms of samogon

alternative formsamagon

Origin of samogon

Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón), from само- (samo-, “self”) + stem of гнать (gnatʹ, “to distill”).

Questions about samogon

What does samogon mean?
Samogon means in Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine.
What part of speech is samogon?
Samogon is a noun.

Words near samogon in the dictionary

  1. Samoas
  2. Samobor
  3. Samogitia
  4. Samogitian
  5. Samogitians
  6. samogon
  7. samogonka
  8. Samoic
  9. samoid
  10. samoids
  11. Samojed

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