soju

English

Etymology

From Korean 소주 (soju), from Middle Chinese 燒酒 (ʃew-t͡sjúw "liquor") (compare Mandarin shāojiǔ 烧酒, Japanese shōchū 焼酎), from 燒 ("burn", "flammable") + 酒 ("alcohol").

Noun

soju (uncountable)

A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.

Translations

a Korean alcoholic drink

Chinese:
Mandarin: 韓國燒酒, 韩国烧酒 (Hánguó shāojiǔ)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: ソジュ (soju)

Korean: 소주 (ko) (soju) (燒酒 (ko))
Russian: со́джу (ru) n (sódžu)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

shōchū (焼酎)

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