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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hootch (ho̅o̅ch),USA pronunciation n. - Military, Show Businesshooch.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hooch1 or hootch /hutʃ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable][Slang.]- Slang Termsalcoholic liquor.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hooch1 (ho̅o̅ch),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]- alcoholic liquor.
- liquor illicitly distilled and distributed.
Also, hootch. - shortening of hoochinoo 1895–1900
- Militarya thatched hut of southeast Asia.
- Militaryany living quarters, as a barracks.
- Military(esp. during the Korean War)
- a prostitute's dwelling.
- any place, as a house, room, or shack, where a serviceman sets up housekeeping with a local woman.
Also, hootch, hooch′ie. - Ryukyuan dialect, dialectal form of uchi with prothetic h-
- Japanese uchi house (by back formation, construing -i as -y2); initial h perh. by association with hut or
- 1950–55 probably
Pie•ter de (pē′tər də; Du. pē′tər də),USA pronunciation 1629?–88?, Dutch painter.Also, Hoogh.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hooch, hootch /huːtʃ/ n - informal chiefly US Canadian alcoholic drink, esp illicitly distilled spirits
Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from Tlingit Hootchinoo, name of a tribe that distilled a type of liquor |