arak
арак
арак
Anisschnaps, Arak, Ouzo, Raki
A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed…A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.
/əˈɹæk/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.
Anisschnaps, Arak, Ouzo
ара́кarák
ара́кarák
(uncountable, usually)A toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica).
More definitions
- any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink:
Русский
By meaning 1
a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink:
Origin
From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat”), a reference to the condensate in the distillation procFrom Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat”), a reference to the condensate in the distillation process. Doublet of ara, raki, and rakija.
Borrowed from Arabic أَرَاك (ʔarāk).
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Forms
plural: araksSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses:arrack
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable