Definitions For Shochu

Noun

SHOCHU (uncountable) A Japanese alcoholic beverage, most commonly distilled from barley, sweet potato or rice. Typically it is 25% alcohol by volume, making it weaker than whisky, but stronger than wine and sake.

See also

sake awamori

Etymology

From {{bor, en, ja, 焼酎}} (shōchū しょうちゅう), from {{etyl, cmn, en}} 燒酒 (compare {{etyl, cmn, -}} shāojiǔ 烧酒, {{etyl, ko, -}} soju 소주), from ("burn", "flammable") + ("alcohol").

Anagrams

choush

Is Shochu a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
14

The word Shochu is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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