samshu

noun

sam·​shu

ˈsam¦shü,

-¦syü

plural -s

: an alcoholic liquor distilled in China usually from rice or large millet

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Chinese (Pekingese) shao¹ ciu³ spirits that will burn, samshu, from shao¹ to burn + chiu³ wine, spirits

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