Soju

//ˈsoʊd͡ʒuː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu. uncountable, usually

    "I'd also woken up with a raging thirst from the bottle and a half of soju I'd had with dinner, which also meant I was taking longer to come to my senses than usual."

Example

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"We drank soju at the karaoke bar."

Etymology

From Korean 소주(燒酒) (soju). Compare Mandarin 燒酒 /烧酒 (shāojiǔ), Japanese 焼酎 (shōchū, “shōchū”). Doublet of shaojiu and shochu.

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