kaoliang

[ kou-lee-ang ]

noun

1. a variety of grain sorghum.
2. a liquor made from kaoliang stalks.

kaoliang

/ ˌkeɪəʊlɪˈæŋ /

noun

1. any of various E Asian varieties of the sorghum Sorghum vulgare

Word History and Origins

Origin of kaoliang¹

< Chinese (Wade-Giles) kao1liang 2 , (pinyin) gāoliang ( gāo high + liáng millet)

Word History and Origins

Origin of kaoliang¹

from Chinese kao tall + liang grain

Example Sentences

The bar will pop Taiwanese beers and mix cocktails with Taiwanese sorghum liquor, known as kaoliang, into the night.

From Washington Post

Kinmen officials are scrambling to reinvent the island's economy, seeking to increase exports of its famously strong kaoliang liquor.

From Los Angeles Times

Noon found him asleep in the fields of kaoliang, that giant millet growing twelve feet high which is so dense that one may become lost in its golden tangle.

From Project Gutenberg

Kavalan sells best in Taipei and worst in the more traditional south, where drinkers favor kaoliang wine, a spirit made from fermented sorghum.

From New York Times

The kaoliang is a sort of sorghum, the grain being used for food, while the stalks, which contain but little sugar, are used for fuel.

From Project Gutenberg