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Meaning of "kaoliang" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KAOLIANG

From Chinese kao tall + liang grain.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KAOLIANG

kaoliang  [ˌkeɪəʊlɪˈæŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAOLIANG

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kaoliang is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KAOLIANG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kaoliang

Kaoliang or sorghum wine is a strong distilled liquor made from fermented sorghum. It is made and sold in both Taiwan and mainland China, and also popular in Korea, where it is called goryangju or bbaegal. Kaoliang is an important product of the islands Kinmen and Matsu which are under the jurisdiction of Taiwan. Kaoliang ranges between 38 and 63 percent alcohol by volume.

Definition of kaoliang in the English dictionary

The definition of kaoliang in the dictionary is any of various E Asian varieties of the sorghum Sorghum vulgare.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAOLIANG


Heilongjiang
ˈheɪˈlʊŋdʒaɪˈæŋ
kiang
kɪˈæŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAOLIANG

kantha
Kantian
Kantianism
kantikoy
Kantism
KANU
kanuka
kanzu
Kaohsiung
Kaolack
kaolin
kaoline
kaolinic
kaolinite
kaolinitic
kaolinize
kaolinosis
kaon
kaonic
kapa

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAOLIANG

Chang Jiang
Chekiang
Chen-chiang
Cheng-chiang
Chinkiang
Fou-liang
Fowliang
Heilong Jiang
Heilungkiang
Hsiang
Jinjiang
liang
Nu Jiang
Si Kiang
Siang
Sungkiang
Xiang
Zhejiang
Zhenjiang
Zhu Jiang

Synonyms and antonyms of kaoliang in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kaoliang» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAOLIANG

Find out the translation of kaoliang to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kaoliang from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kaoliang» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kaoliang
570 millions of speakers

English

kaoliang
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kaoliang
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

kaoliang
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гаолян
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kaoliang
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kaoliang
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kaoliang
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaoliang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaoliang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コウリャン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaoliang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao lương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kaoliang
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काओओओलाँग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaoliang
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kaoliang
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kaoliang
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гаолян
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kaoliang
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Kaoliang
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

kaoliang
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kaoliang
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kaoliang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kaoliang

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAOLIANG»

The term «kaoliang» is normally little used and occupies the 122.285 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAOLIANG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kaoliang» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kaoliang» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kaoliang

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAOLIANG»

Discover the use of kaoliang in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kaoliang and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kaoliang, a New Dry Land Crop...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Albert Nash Hume, 2012
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Asian Foods: Science and Technology
It is coated with sweet red bean paste or dipped in soy sauce. Three or four balls of dango are skewered on a bamboo stick and are eaten. 7.3 OTHER USES In China, kaoliang chtu (grain sorghum spirits) is made from kaoliang, a variety of ...
Catharina Y.W. Ang, Keshun Liu, Yao-Wen Huang, 1999
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Energy Value of Foods
Langworthy and Holmes (93) conducted experiments with the dual purpose of comparing the digestibilities of the different kinds of sorghums — kaoliang, feterita, kafir, and milo — and the digestibility of sorghums in general with that of other ...
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Dormancy and the effect of storage on oats, barley, and sorghum
ROOT HAIR DEVELOPMENT ON SORGHUM SPROUTS Root hair production varied greatly between certain varieties when tested under identical conditions, i. e., when two or more samples were in the same petri dish. Early kaoliang and ...
Edgar Brown, 1948
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History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in Korea, and in Korean ...
Soybeans and kaoliang. “2. Soybeans, millet, adsuki beans. “3. Soybeans, mung beans, buckwheat. “4. Soybeans, castor beans. “5. Soybeans, melons. “6. Soybeans, corn (several methods). “7. Soybeans, millet (several methods). “8.
William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, 2014
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China's Foreign Trade Statistics, 1864-1949
Sources: Kaoliang (Sorghum) 1934-1941; 1946-1948: "Kaoliang (Sorghum)" in " Group V. Cereals and Cereal Products." Returns no. 84. 1925-1927: "Kaoliang ( Sorghum)" under " Cereals" in "Vegetable Products (except Wood)." Before 1925  ...
Liang-lin Hsiao, 1974
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History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in China and Taiwan, and in ...
“We went to the experiment station early in the morning and met Director Watanabe and Mr. Hisatake. Their station recently issued a bulletin on the diseases of the four principal crops of Manchuria, namely; soybeans, kaoliang, millet and corn.
William Shurtleff, H.T. Huang, Akiko Aoyagi, 2014
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Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and ...
... Wu Chhi-Chiin was already deploring the replacement of millet by kaoliang in the Northwestern provinces in the mid- 19th century.6 Kaoliang was cultivated principally in the Northeastern provinces, where marshy areas were common and  ...
Joseph Needham, 1974
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Taiwanese Cuisine: Bubble Tea, Tempura, Onigiri, Bento, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
10
Chinese Cuisine Introduction: Kaoliang, Korean Chinese ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, Books Group, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAOLIANG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kaoliang is used in the context of the following news items.
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Taiwan cuisine to feature in Israeli TV show
... Taiwan International Balloon Fiesta in Taitung County and Taroko Gorge in Hualien County, as well as sampling kaoliang liquor in outlying ... «Taiwan Today, Jun 15»
2
'Late' fast-food delivery clerk held hostage
The suspects placed a delivery order with a fast-food chain on Sunday night and Liu had a few glasses of Kaoliang liquor while waiting for ... «Taipei Times, Jun 15»
3
Why Does Chinese Alcohol Taste So Awful?
Top shelf varieties include the Sichuanese Luzhou Laojiao, redolent of peach, the Taiwanese Kaoliang, featured in the classic film Red ... «The Diplomat, Jun 15»
4
Savoring a Taste of Taiwan
And it all went down well with Shaoxing rice wine and Kinmen Kaoliang (sorghum) liquor, a substance likened variously to jet fuel, turpentine and fermented ... «Roll Call, Jun 15»
5
Distiller uses late father's artwork in distinctive labels
Attracted by the excellent quality of the county's water, he set up production in Yilan, and began to produce kaoliang, after a hiatus of more than ... «Taipei Times, May 15»
6
The Early Word on H Street Hot Spot Maketto
UrbanDaddy notes the place's "cocktails created with kaoliang, Taiwan's national spirit. Which is made from sorghum. And bottled at 112 proof. «Eater, May 15»
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Can sorghum beer kill a mule?
The Chinese use sorghum malt to make distilled beverages such as kaoliang, whatever that is. I don't know how widespread sorghum beer ... «azcentral.com, Apr 15»
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Maketto's Stylish Retail/Restaurant Mash-Up Is Something DC Hasn …
Cocktails served here will feature ingredients like Kaoliang, Taiwan's national spirit, Chinese Pu'reh tea, and vinegars in flavors like hibiscus, ... «Eater, Apr 15»
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At Maketto, selling sneakers, dinner and the highly curated life
The bar will pop Taiwanese beers and mix cocktails with Taiwanese sorghum liquor, known as kaoliang, into the night. And somewhere in the ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
10
Builders eyeing win as SBL semi-finals begin this afternoon
... sweep against Kinmen Kaoliang in their first-round play and must carry that momentum into this series in order to stretch it to at least Game 6. «Taipei Times, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
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