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mao-tai

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mao-tai

[mou-tahy]
–noun
a strong, colorless liquor of China distilled from sorghum and resembling vodka but usually of higher proof.
Also, mao tai.


Origin:
< Chin Máutái, place in Guizhou province where it was made
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mao-tai   (mou'tī')   
n.  A clear, very strong Chinese liquor distilled from sorghum.

[After Mao-Tai, a town of Guizhou province, China.]
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