チューハイ

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 酎 (ちゅう) (chū), clipped from 焼 (しょう)酎 (ちゅう) (shōchū), plus English highball.

Noun

チューハイ (rōmaji chūhai)

  1. Shochu highball, a cocktail made with shochu, soda water, and sometimes other flavorings or ingredients.
    • 2017 October 1, Tsujitomo, “Otegaru de osusume! Jitaku de yasuku tsukureru kantan sawā matome [Simple recommendation! Make cheap, easy sour at home]”, in Nomō‎:
      一般的 (いっぱんてき)にサワーやチューハイで使 (つか)われているのは甲類 (こうるい)の焼 (しょう)酎 (ちゅう)です。
      Ippanteki ni sawā ya chūhai de tsukawareteiru no wa kōrui no shōchū desu.
      Typically sour or chūhai are made with type-A (kōrui) shochu.
    • 2018 March 8, “Coca-Cola, Nihon de kan chūhai hatsubai e dōsha no hatsu alkōru inryō [Coca-Cola company's first alcoholic drink, canned chūhai in Japan]”, in BBC News Japan‎:
      缶 (かん)チューハイは、日 (に)本 (ほん)の焼 (しょう)酎 (ちゅう)をベースにし、さまざまに味付 (あじつ)けされた発 (はっ)砲 (ぽう)酒 (しゅ)で、アルコール度 (ど)数 (すう)は通 (つう)常 (じょう)3～8％。
      Kan chūhai wa, nihon no shōchū o bēsu ni shi, samazama ni ajitsuke sareta happōshu de, arukōru dosū wa tsūjō 3~8%.
      Canned chūhai, based on Japanese shochu with various flavourings, is a sparkling alcoholic beverage with alcohol strength usually around 3-8%.
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