チューハイ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
酎ハイ

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 • (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(いっ)般(ぱん)的(てき)にサワーやチューハイで使(つか)われているのは甲(こう)類(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 sours 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3(じょうさん)〜8(はち)％(パーセント)。
      Kan chūhai wa, nihon no shōchū o bēsu ni shi, samazama ni ajitsuke sareta happōshu de, arukōru dosū wa tsūjō san~hachi pāsento.
      Canned chūhai, based on Japanese shochu with various flavourings, is a sparkling alcoholic beverage with an ABV usually around 3% to 8%.
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