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Western liquor; imported spirits
Alcoholic drinks of Western origin, such as whisky, wine, and brandy, as distinguished from sake and other traditional Japanese drinks.
父は洋酒が好きだ。
My father likes Western liquor.
その店は珍しい洋酒をそろえている。
That shop stocks rare Western liquors.
贈り物として、有名な銘柄の洋酒を一本選んだ。
As a gift, I picked out a bottle of a famous brand of Western liquor.
A collective term for Western-style alcoholic drinks — whisky, wine, brandy, liqueurs, and so on — contrasted with 日本酒 and other traditional Japanese drinks.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 洋酒を飲む: to drink Western liquor
- 洋酒売り場: the liquor section (of a store)
- 高級洋酒: premium imported spirits
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 和酒: Japanese alcoholic drinks — the contrasting category
- 地酒: local sake — sake brewed by a regional brewery