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。
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- (in South Africa) an informal licensed drinking place in a township(南非的)城镇有执照的非正式小酒馆。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Anglo-Irish síbín, from sébe 'mugful'.