samogon
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samogon
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Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón), from само- (samo-, “self”) + stem of гнать (gnatʹ, “to distill”).
noun samagon
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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 […]
Similar: samogonka
Talk about this word "samogon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/samogon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. samogon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/samogon "samogon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/samogon.Cite this
@misc{samogon_2026,
title = {samogon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/samogon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
