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drink diluted with hot water (esp. shochu)
An alcoholic drink, most often shochu, mixed with hot water; also the practice of diluting a drink this way. Popular in colder months.
焼酎のお湯割りを注文した。
I ordered shochu with hot water.
寒い夜はお湯割りが体を温める。
On a cold night, a hot-water mix warms the body.
この焼酎はお湯割りにすると香りが引き立つ。
This shochu's aroma comes out beautifully when mixed with hot water.
A drink — most often 焼酎 (shochu) — diluted with hot water, popular in colder months. Formed from お湯 (hot water) + 割り (dilution).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 焼酎のお湯割り: shochu with hot water
- お湯割りにする: to mix with hot water
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 水割り: a drink diluted with cold water and ice
- ロック: on the rocks (over ice, undiluted)