Where does “awamori” come from?

awamori (English) comes from Japanese 泡盛, from Japanese 盛り, from Japanese 盛る — to pile up; to collect into a big heap; to...

awamori (English): A Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice via...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice via...

Ancestry of “awamori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese泡盛a kind of strong rice whiskey from Okinawa
2Japanese盛りthe height, peak, prime; heat; helping, serving
3Japanese盛るto pile up; to collect into a big heap; to...
Every word from Japanese 盛る →Every word from Japanese 盛り →Every word from Japanese 泡盛 →
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