hoochinoo
American
[hoo-chuh-noo, hoo-chuh-noo]
/ ˈhu tʃəˌnu, ˌhu tʃəˈnu /
Or
hootchinoo
noun
hoochinoos
plural
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hoochinoo
1875–80, originally 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)
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