English Explanatory Dictionary

kaoliang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

kaoliang kaoliangs gaoliang koaliang kowliang

Etymology

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

Related words

baijiu mijiu

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 高粱 Chinese Cantonese: 高粱酒 Chinese: 高粱 Chinese: 高粱酒 Chinese Mandarin: 高粱 Chinese Mandarin: 高粱酒 Finnish: kaoliang French: kaoliang Japanese: 高粱酒 Korean: 고량주 Polish: gaoliang Russian: гаоля́новая во́дка Thai: เกาเหลียง
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