mao-tai
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mao-tai
From the Chinese word Máutái, place in Guizhou province where it was made
Example Sentences
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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