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- noun A clear, Chinese
distilled alcoholic beverage , generally about 40-60% alcohol by volume, usually distilled fromsorghum .
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From pinyin transliteration of Sinitic 燒酒, 烧酒 (shāojiǔ).
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hernesheir commented on the word shaojiu
Liquor listers: Cf. baijiu.
December 21, 2012