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shōchū
Japanese · medieval
"a clear distilled spirit"
named a distilled spirit made from rice, barley, or sweet potato
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Stage 2 of 2
shochu
English · late 1900s-2000s
"a Japanese distilled liquor, typically lower proof than sake"
borrowed by drink writers as the spirit gained an international following
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