samshu

[ sam-shoo, -syoo ]

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noun

samshu

/ ˈsæmʃuː; -sjuː /

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

Origin of samshu¹

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

Origin of samshu¹

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

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

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

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