mao-tai

American  

[mou-tahy] / ˈmaʊˈtaɪ /

Or mao tai

noun

1. a strong, colorless liquor of China distilled from sorghum and resembling vodka but usually of higher proof.

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Etymology

Origin of mao-tai

From the Chinese word Máutái, place in Guizhou province where it was made

Example Sentences

There was Vice President George Bush, smiling affably as his host, Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairman Deng Xiaoping, raised a glass of mao-tai in a toast to Sino-American friendship.

From Time Magazine Archive

To his horror the fire would not go out; the bowl burst and sent flaming mao-tai across the table top.

From Time Magazine Archive