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samshu

[ sam-shoo, -syoo ]

noun

  1. a Chinese liqueur distilled from millet or rice.


samshu

/ ˈsæmʃuË; -sjuË /

noun

  1. an alcoholic drink from China that is made from fermented rice and resembles sake
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of samshu1

1690–1700; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) ²õಹ³¾-²õì³Ü, akin to Chinese sÄn shÄo three boilings, brewings
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of samshu1

C17: perhaps modification of Chinese shao chiu spirits that will burn, from shao to burn + chiu spirits
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Example Sentences

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He gave him green tea to drink and a cup of alcoholic beverage--called samshu--which is made from fermented rice.

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He was holding in his hand a blue china bowl filled with samshu.

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There they smoked opium, drank samshu, and nodded off to sleep.

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In all such cases the crew has either gone ashore to drink samshu or to smoke opium, or else they lie asleep below.

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Samshoo, Samshu, sam′shÅÅ, n. an ardent spirit distilled by the Chinese from rice: any kind of spirits.

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