shebeen

shebeen
[ʃɪˈbiːn]
noun
  1. (especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa) an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcoholic liquor and typically regarded as slightly disreputable
    (尤指爱尔兰、苏格兰及南非的)无执照小酒店
    ■(in South Africa) an informal licensed drinking place in a township
    (南非)城镇有执照的非正式小酒馆
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from Anglo-Irish síbín, from sébe 'mugful'
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