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Shochu
Shochu
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A Japanese
alcoholic
beverage
, most commonly
distilled
from
barley
, sweet potato or
rice
. Typically it is 25% alcohol by volume, making it weaker than
whisky
, but stronger than
wine
and
sake
.
noun
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A Japanese
alcoholic
beverage
, most commonly
distilled
from
barley
, sweet potato or
rice
. Typically it is 25% alcohol by volume, making it weaker than
whisky
, but stronger than
wine
and
sake
.
noun
0
0
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Origin of shochu
From
Japanese
焼酎 (
shōchū
しょうちゅう), from Middle Chinese 燒酒 (
ʃew-t͡sjúw
"liquor") (compare Mandarin
shāojiǔ
烧酒, Korean
soju
소주), from 燒 ("burn", "flammable") + 酒 ("alcohol").
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Words near shochu in the Dictionary
shoars
shoat
shoats
shochet
shochetim
shochets
shochu
shock
shock and awe
shock-absorber
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