arak
- (uncountable, usually) A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.
- (alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative spelling of arrack (an alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers or sugar cane)
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈɹæk/
Etymology
From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat”), a reference to the condensate in the distillation process. Doublet of ara, raki, and rakija.
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Arrak
aiguardent de palma
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