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arak

UK/əˈɹæk/ US/ˈɛɹ.ɪk/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses

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Origin

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

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