samshu

sam·shu

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sam-shoo, -syoo]
- /ˈsæm ʃu, -syu/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sam-shoo, -syoo]
- /ˈsæm ʃu, -syu/

Definitions of samshu word

noun samshu a Chinese liqueur distilled from millet or rice. 1
noun samshu an alcoholic drink from China that is made from fermented rice and resembles sake 0

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Origin of samshu

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

1690-1700; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) sàam-sìu, akin to Chinese sān shāo three boilings, brewings

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Parts of speech for Samshu

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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samshu popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

samshu usage trend in Literature

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