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soju

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈsəʊd͡ʒuː/
  • US: /ˈsoʊd͡ʒuː/

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noun

Meaning 1

A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սոջու (soǰu) — a Korean alcoholic drink
  • Chinese Mandarin: 韓國燒酒 /韩国烧酒 (Hánguó shāojiǔ) — a Korean alcoholic drink
  • Japanese: ソジュ (soju) — a Korean alcoholic drink
  • Korean: 소주 (soju) — a Korean alcoholic drink
  • Polish: soju — a Korean alcoholic drink
  • Russian: со́джу (sódžu) — a Korean alcoholic drink
  • Vietnamese: soju — a Korean alcoholic drink