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- Korean · borrowed from소주(燒酒)
- English todaysoju
From Korean 소주(燒酒) (soju). Compare Mandarin 燒酒 /烧酒 (shāojiǔ), Japanese 焼酎 (shōchū, “shōchū”). Doublet of shaojiu and shochu.
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soju
Today it means: A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu. Full definition →
Korean 소주(燒酒)