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mao-tai

American

[mou-tahy] / ˈmaʊˈtaɪ /

Or mao tai

noun

a strong, colorless liquor of China distilled from sorghum and resembling vodka but usually of higher proof.

Etymology

Origin of mao-tai

From the Chinese word Máutái, place in Guizhou province where it was made

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mao-tai

To his horror the fire would not go out; the bowl burst and sent flaming mao-tai across the table top.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was Vice President George Bush, smiling affably as his host, Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairman Deng Xiaoping, raised a glass of mao-tai in a toast to Sino-American friendship.

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