rakija
rakija · rakijas
ракия
A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which are…A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
/ˈɹɑːki.ə/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
ра́кияrákija
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
strong alcoholic drink:
Origin
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), assumed fromBorrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), assumed from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”) (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Doublet of raki.
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Forms
plural: rakijasSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable