samshu

[ sam-shoo, -syoo ]

noun

1. a Chinese liqueur distilled from millet or rice.

samshu

/ -sjuː; ˈsæmʃuː /

noun

1. an alcoholic drink from China that is made from fermented rice and resembles sake

Word History and Origins

Origin of samshu¹

1690–1700; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) sàam-sìu, akin to Chinese sān shāo three boilings, brewings

Word History and Origins

Origin of samshu¹

C17: perhaps modification of Chinese shao chiu spirits that will burn, from shao to burn + chiu spirits

Example Sentences

And then, I suppose, after being kicked for getting tipsy on samshu, the men never drink any more?

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Mr. and Mrs. Newbegin were waiting on the veranda and the marines had been having a little samshu.

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