"samshu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: An irregular romanization of the Cantonese pronunciation saam¹ siu¹ of 三燒/三烧 (sānshāo, “thrice-burnt”), a former name of 三蒸酒 (sānzhēngjiǔ, “thrice-distilled alcohol”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{m|zh|三燒||thrice-burnt|tr=sānshāo}} 三燒/三烧 (sānshāo, “thrice-burnt”), {{m|zh|三蒸酒||thrice-distilled alcohol|tr=sānzhēngjiǔ}} 三蒸酒 (sānzhēngjiǔ, “thrice-distilled alcohol”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} samshu (uncountable)
  1. A triple-distilled variety of rice-based baijiu. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Distilled beverages
    Sense id: en-samshu-en-noun-mGExfcXh Disambiguation of Distilled beverages: 45 55
  2. (inexact, obsolete or historical) Synonym of baijiu. Tags: historical, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Distilled beverages Synonyms: baijiu [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-samshu-en-noun-x3yfVLMI Disambiguation of Distilled beverages: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 62 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: samshew, samshoe, samshoo, samsu

Alternative forms

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