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plum wine

plum wine noun: a liqueur made from ume, sugar, and shochu.

Noun

plum wine (usually uncountable, plural plum wines)

  1. (usually) A liqueur made from ume, sugar, and shochu.
    Synonyms:
    umeshu
  2. (usually) A fruit wine made of plums.

Synonyms of plum wine

Forms of plum wine

pluralplum wines

Origin of plum wine

From plum + wine, plum being the traditional (though inaccurate) translation of ume, a Japanese fruit closely related to the apricot.

Questions about plum wine

What does plum wine mean?
Plum wine means a liqueur made from ume, sugar, and shochu.
What part of speech is plum wine?
Plum wine is a noun.
What is the plural of plum wine?
The plural of plum wine is plum wines.

Words near plum wine in the dictionary

  1. plum toms
  2. plum tree
  3. plum trees
  4. plum weevil
  5. plum weevils
  6. plum wine
  7. plum wines
  8. plum yew
  9. plum yews
  10. plum-blossom
  11. plum-blossoms

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