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samshu

[ sam-shoo, -syoo ]

noun

  1. a Chinese liqueur distilled from millet or rice.


samshu

/ ˈsæmʃuː; -sjuː /

noun

  1. an alcoholic drink from China that is made from fermented rice and resembles sake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of samshu1

1690–1700; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) sàam-sìu, akin to Chinese sān shāo three boilings, brewings
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Word 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

And then, I suppose, after being kicked for getting tipsy on samshu, the men never drink any more?

Mr. and Mrs. Newbegin were waiting on the veranda and the marines had been having a little samshu.

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