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[student teacher]

Hi, teachers.

I'm sorry when it isn't English word, but plase help me.

What is "sh�ch"?
If someone knows this word, please tell me its meaning.

Please, please.....

With regards.

[Philo Kevetch]

Hello Teacher - What language is it? Do you have a source/reference?

Can you provide a context? Philo

[student teacher]

Hi, Philo.

Thank you for your reply.
I'm sorry but I can't know which language it is, too.
It's my guess that it could be a German word, because it is in a letter(written in English) of German company.
The other words included in the same sentence are wine, whisky, and so on, if that helps.
So I guess it could be a kind of German liquor.
I am also not well versed in liquor, I have no idea what is "sh�ch".

Would you have some idea?
Thank you.
With regards.

[CP]

I'm pretty sure it's not German, since German does not put umlauts over the letter y, and there is nothing for shych in the Leo German online dictionary, http://dict.leo.org . Try looking it up on Google.

Good luck.
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[CP]

On second thoughts:

Was the letter handwritten? If so, maybe you are misreading the word. Can you cut and paste part of it for us curious ones?

Thanks.
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[student teacher]

Hi, CP.

Thank you for your right advice.
I didn't know that umlauts don't put over the letter y in German.

The letter is not handwritten but printed.
The part in question is
"for example:
> 250 European cheeses
.....
> wide variety of beers
> More than 200 kinds of sh�ch".

It isn't a German word, it means that I have gotten off the trial.

I really appreciate your helpful advice.
Thank you so much.
Sincerely.

[asterix]

I'd say it's one of the Scandinavian languages, but I have no idea what it means.

[secjill]

I talked to a Swede, he said no such a work in Swedish.
the question is getting more interesting...