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jiu

jiu noun: any Chinese alcoholic beverage.

Noun

jiu (uncountable)

  1. Any Chinese alcoholic beverage
    • I didn’t attempt homebrew versions of Chinese jiu or Japanese sake.2007 February 7, Harold Mcgee, “In a Bottle, the Scent of a Mouse”, in New York Times

Proper noun capitalized: Jiu

Jiu

  1. A river in Romania.

Origin of jiu

Borrowed from Mandarin 酒 (jiǔ).

From Romanian Jiu.

Phrases with jiu

Questions about jiu

What does jiu mean?
Jiu means any Chinese alcoholic beverage.
What part of speech is jiu?
Jiu can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near jiu in the dictionary

  1. jittersome
  2. jittery
  3. jitties
  4. jitting
  5. jitty
  6. jiu
  7. jiu-jitsu
  8. Jiuduansha
  9. Jiujiang
  10. jiujitsu
  11. jiujutsu

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