white liquor en · NOUN
Meanings
- (countable, informal, uncountable) A clear colorless liquor ▸ Highly distilled strong spirits, which are clear and colorless; generally being vodka, gin, white rum, tequila blanco, aquavit.
- (countable, informal, uncountable) A clear colorless liquor ▸ Traditional strong East Asian clear colorless alcoholic drinks; generally being baijiu (白酒), shaojiu (燒酒/烧酒), soju (소주/燒酒), sochu (焼酎/しょうちゅう).
- (countable, uncountable) A strongly alkaline caustic white liquid composed mainly of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in the production of wood pulp in papermaking.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| white liquors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
brown stock · brown liquor · black liquor
Hypernyms
liquor · cooking liquor · spirit · distilled spirit · liquor