arak

(Engels)

1. (uncountable, usually) A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.
2. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative spelling of arrack (an alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers or sugar cane)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈɹæk/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat”), a reference to the condensate in the distillation process. Doublet of ara, raki, and rakija.

Sinonieme

arrack

brandies

brandy

cognac

gin

spirits

vodka

whiskies

distilled spirits

rums

araq