also: ちゅうハイ
chūhai; shōchū highball
A canned or freshly made cocktail of shōchū mixed with carbonated water and often fruit flavoring. Abbreviation of 焼酎ハイボール.
See also: 焼酎ハイボール
I ordered a lemon chūhai at the izakaya.
Lemon-flavored chūhai is my favorite.
I bought a canned chūhai at the convenience store.
I look forward to having a chūhai after work.
焼酎 is the plain distilled spirit itself, while 酎ハイ is the mixed drink made by combining 焼酎 with soda and flavoring.
ハイボール is whisky mixed with soda water, while チューハイ is a similar highball-style drink made with shochu instead of whisky.
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Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana-kana mixed form; less common than the katakana spelling.
Abbreviation of 焼酎ハイボール (shōchū highball). The first character 酎 is taken from 焼酎, and ハイ is from ハイボール.