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arak.

A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˈɹæk//ˈɛɹ.ɪk/
  1. A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Alternative spelling of arrack (an alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers or sugar cane)

    alt-of · alternative · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. A toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica).

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic أَرَاك (ʔarāk).

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