"soju" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsəʊd͡ʒuː/ [UK], /ˈsoʊd͡ʒuː/ [US] Forms: sojus [plural]
Etymology: From Korean 소주(燒酒) (soju). Compare Mandarin 燒酒/烧酒 (shāojiǔ), Japanese 焼酎 (shōchū, “shōchū”). Doublet of shōchū. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|소주(燒酒)}} Korean 소주(燒酒) (soju), {{cog|cmn|燒酒|tr=shāojiǔ}} Mandarin 燒酒/烧酒 (shāojiǔ), {{cog|ja|焼酎|t=shōchū|tr=shōchū}} Japanese 焼酎 (shōchū, “shōchū”), {{doublet|en|shōchū}} Doublet of shōchū Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} soju (usually uncountable, plural sojus)
  1. A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu. Wikipedia link: soju Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Distilled beverages Related terms: shōchū Translations (a Korean alcoholic drink): սոջու (soǰu) (Armenian), 韓國燒酒 (Chinese Mandarin), 韩国烧酒 (Hánguó shāojiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), ソジュ (soju) (Japanese), 소주 (soju) (alt: 燒酒) (Korean), со́джу (sódžu) [neuter] (Russian), soju (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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