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raki.

A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹækə//ɹæˈkɜː//ˈɹæki/
  1. A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.

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Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija.

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