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soju.

A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsəʊd͡ʒuː/UK/ˈsoʊd͡ʒuː/US
  1. A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Korean 소주(燒酒) (soju). Compare Mandarin 燒酒 /烧酒 (shāojiǔ), Japanese 焼酎 (shōchū, “shōchū”). Doublet of shaojiu and shochu.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.