osmanthus wine

noun

A Chinese distilled spirit flavored with osmanthus flowers, specially consumed during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

OriginMandarin 桂花酒 →
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Meanings

nounosmanthus wine (countable and uncountable, plural osmanthus wines)

plural osmanthus wines

  1. countableuncountableA Chinese distilled spirit flavored with osmanthus flowers, specially consumed during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Origin

  1. Mandarin桂花酒“osmanthus liquor”
  2. Englishosmanthus wine

Calque of Mandarin 桂花酒 (guìhuājiǔ, “osmanthus liquor”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 桂花酒, 桂花陳酒 /桂花陈酒
  • 桂花酒 (guìhuājiǔ)distilled spirit flavored with osmanthus flowers
  • 桂花陳酒 /桂花陈酒 (guìhuāchénjiǔ)distilled spirit flavored with osmanthus flowers
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APA

osmanthus wine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmanthus%20wine

MLA

“osmanthus wine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmanthus%20wine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osmanthus wine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmanthus%20wine.

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