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Meaning of samogon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

In Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine.

uncountable

Examples

“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 […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

samogonka Samoic samoid Samojed Samoki Samom