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The character 醪 is formed by the alcohol radical 酉 (associated with fermentation vessels and alcoholic substances) and the phonetic component 翏. It refers to unclarified, unfiltered fermented beverages, wine or liquor that still contains mash, dregs, or floating grain sediment from brewing. This term appears in traditional brewing contexts to differentiate thick, cloudy, newly fermented drinks from strained and purified ones, often in culinary and historical texts.
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