shochu

See also: shōchū

English

Etymology

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

Noun

shochu (countable and uncountable, plural shochus)

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.
   • 2022, Steve Reddicliffe, The New York Times Essential Book of Cocktails (Second Edition) (page 582)

     Lightly flavored shochus, like the barley-based Iichiko, are good mixed with soda water made on the premises with fresh lemon or in a cocktail like the Natsushima […]

See also

• sake
• awamori

Anagrams

• choush

Italian

Etymology

From Japanese.

Noun

shochu m (invariable)

1. shochu