Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaoxing wine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
shaox-ing wine
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of huangjiu made from rice, from the region of Shaoxing in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. It is used in cooking and as a beverage.

Countable; Uncountable

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Shaoxing wines (plural) Shaohsing wine (alternative)

Questions

What does shaoxing wine mean?
A variety of huangjiu made from rice, from the region of Shaoxing in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. It is used in cooking and as a beverage.

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