awamori

English

Etymology

From Japanese 泡盛 (awamori).

Noun

awamori (usually uncountable, plural awamoris)

  1. A Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice via distillation.
    • 2008, André Dominé, Barbara E. Euler, Wolfgang Faßbender, Matthias Stelzig, translated by Ann Drummond, Rosemary Lawrey, and Katherine Taylor, “Shochu is everything”, in The Ultimate Bar Book: The World of Spirits and Cocktails, [Königswinter]: h.f.ullmann, →ISBN, […], page 431, column 1:
      Awamori, distilled only on Okinawa from ground Thai long-grain rice, is considered to be the best shochu. […] Good awamoris are stored in underground clay vessels for several years.

Translations

Japanese

Romanization

awamori

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あわもり
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