shochu
See also: shōchū
English
Etymology
From Japanese 焼酎 (shōchū しょうちゅう), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin 燒酒 (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin shāojiǔ 烧酒, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Korean soju 소주), from 燒 ("burn", "flammable") + 酒 ("alcohol").
Noun
shochu (uncountable)
- 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.
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Italian
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese
Noun
shochu m (uncountable)
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