hootchinoo

[ hoo-chuh-noo, hoo-chuh-noo ]
/ ˈhu tʃəˌnu, ˌhu tʃəˈnu /

noun, plural hoot·chi·noos.

hoochinoo.

Words nearby hootchinoo

hoosier cabinet, hoosier state, hoot, hoot owl, hootch, hootchinoo, hootchy-kootchy, hootenanny, hooter, hooton, hoover

Definition for hootchinoo (2 of 2)

hoochinoo

or hoot·chi·noo

[ hoo-chuh-noo, hoo-chuh-noo ]
/ ˈhu tʃəˌnu, ˌhu tʃəˈnu /

noun, plural hoo·chi·noos.

a type of distilled liquor made by Alaskan Indians.

Origin of hoochinoo

1875–80, Americanism; orig. the name of a Tlingit village on Admiralty Island, Alaska, reputed to be a source of illicit liquor; alteration of Tlingit xucnu·wú literally, brown bear's fort ( xú·c brown bear + nu·w fortified place)

Example sentences from the Web for hootchinoo

  • “The poor, ornery chechaquo,” murmured Hootchinoo Bill, as they watched the sorrowing Swede disappear up the trail.

    The Faith of Men |Jack London