arrack

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A0435300 (ăr′ək, ə-răk′)n. Any of various strong alcoholic liquors of South Asia and Southeast Asia, usually distilled from fermented palm sap, rice, or molasses. Also called arak.

[Arabic 'araq, sweat, strong clear distilled liquor originally made from dates; see arak.]

arrack

(ˈærək) or

arak

n (Brewing) a coarse spirit distilled in various Eastern countries from grain, rice, sugar cane, etc[C17: from Arabic `araq sweat, sweet juice, liquor]

ar•rack

or ar•ak

(ˈær ək, əˈræk)

n. a distilled beverage, esp. of the Middle East, made from fermented grain, rice, or dates. [1595–1605; < Arabic ‘araq literally, sweat, juice]

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arrack - any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molassesarakbooze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

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Synonyms for arrack

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

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