"rotgut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rotguts [plural]
Etymology: From rot + gut. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rot|gut}} rot + gut Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} rotgut (usually uncountable, plural rotguts)
  1. Raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Distilled beverages Hypernyms: alcoholic beverage, homebrew Translations (raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor): парцуца (parcuca) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mata-rates [masculine] (Catalan), pontikka (Finnish), tord-boyaux (French), Fusel [masculine] (German), брзосмртка (brzosmrtka) [feminine] (Macedonian), berbelucha [feminine] (Polish), бормоту́ха (bormotúxa) [feminine] (Russian), косорыловка (kosorylovka) [feminine] (Russian), шмурдяк (šmurdjak) [feminine] (Russian), matarratas [masculine] (Spanish)

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          "word": "white lightning"
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