samshu

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

A triple-distilled variety of rice-based baijiu.

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noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

"It would seem to be a purer ethyl spirit than samshu and other forms, as it does not have the delirient action possessed by many of these, which seem to contain large percentages of methyl spirit."

From Cantonese 三燒 /三烧 (“thrice-burnt”), a former name of 三蒸酒 (sānzhēngjiǔ, “thrice-distilled alcohol”).

samshew (alternative) samshoe (alternative) samshoo (alternative) samsu (alternative)

baijiu

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What does samshu mean?

A triple-distilled variety of rice-based baijiu.

Where does samshu come from?

From Cantonese 三燒 /三烧 (“thrice-burnt”), a former name of 三蒸酒 (sānzhēngjiǔ, “thrice-distilled alcohol”).

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