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mijiu

Syllables: mi·jiu

mijiu noun: a variety of Chinese rice wine, made from fermented glutinous rice and usually about 15–20% alcohol by volume.

Noun

mijiu (uncountable)

  1. A variety of Chinese rice wine, made from fermented glutinous rice and usually about 15–20% alcohol by volume.

Origin of mijiu

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 米酒 (mǐjiǔ, “rice alcohol”).

Questions about mijiu

What does mijiu mean?
Mijiu means a variety of Chinese rice wine, made from fermented glutinous rice and usually about 15–20% alcohol by volume.
What part of speech is mijiu?
Mijiu is a noun.

Words near mijiu in the dictionary

  1. Mijanès
  2. Mijares
  3. Mijareses
  4. mijas
  5. Mijikenda
  6. mijiu
  7. mijl
  8. mijlen
  9. mijls
  10. mijnheer
  11. mijnheers

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