shōchū

See also: shochu

English

Etymology

From Japanese 焼酎 (shōchū しょうちゅう), from Mandarin 燒酒 (compare Mandarin shāojiǔ 烧酒, Korean soju ), from 燒 ("burn", "flammable") + 酒 ("alcohol"). Doublet of soju.

Noun

shōchū (uncountable)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• choush

Japanese

Romanization

shōchū

1. Rōmaji transcription of しょうちゅう