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soju

/ˈsoʊd͡ʒuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
so-ju
IPA
/ˈsoʊd͡ʒuː/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 소주(燒酒)

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsoʊd͡ʒuː/
  • British English: /ˈsəʊd͡ʒuː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sojus (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

shōchū

Questions

How do you pronounce soju?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoʊd͡ʒuː/.
What does soju mean?
A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.
Where does soju come from?
It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce soju

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