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kaoliang

Syllables: kao·liang

kaoliang noun: a sorghum-based variety of baijiu.

Noun

kaoliang (countable and uncountable, plural kaoliangs)

  1. A sorghum-based variety of baijiu.
  2. Any of various Chinese varieties of sorghum.

kaoliang meaning in Thai

kaoliang in Thai

liquor
เกาเหลียง
Chinese sorghum
เกาเหลียง

Forms of kaoliang

pluralkaoliangs
alternative formgaoliang
alternative formkoaliang
alternative formkowliang

Origin of kaoliang

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the former pronunciation of Mandarin 高粱 (gāoliáng).

Questions about kaoliang

What does kaoliang mean?
Kaoliang means a sorghum-based variety of baijiu.
What is kaoliang in Thai?
Kaoliang in Thai is เกาเหลียง. See Kaoliang meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is kaoliang?
Kaoliang is a noun.
What is the plural of kaoliang?
The plural of kaoliang is kaoliangs.

Words near kaoliang in the dictionary

  1. Kaoka
  2. Kaokhangba
  3. Kaokoland
  4. Kaokouli
  5. Kaolack
  6. kaoliang
  7. kaoliangs
  8. kaolin
  9. kaolin clotting time
  10. kaolin clotting times
  11. kaolin-cephalin clotting time

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