Definitions For Soju

Noun

SOJU (uncountable) A korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.

Translations

Armenian: սոջու Chinese: : Mandarin: 韓國燒酒, sc=Hani}}, {{t, cmn, 韩国烧酒 (Hánguó shāojiǔ, sc=Hani) Esperanto: {{t-needed, eo}} Japanese: ソジュ (soju) Korean: 소주 (燒酒, sc=Hani) Russian: со́джу, n Vietnamese: {{t-needed, vi}}

Etymology

From {{etyl, ko, en}} 소주, from {{etyl, ltc, en}} 燒酒 (ʃew-t͡sjúw "liquor") (compare {{etyl, cmn, -}} shāojiǔ 烧酒, {{etyl, ja, -}} shōchū 焼酎), from 燒 ("burn", "flammable") + 酒 ("alcohol"). {{doublet, en, shōchū}}.