arak
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9.9
- noun
- The men looked around at one another and drank down the arak in one go.
Examples
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Elias and Sara went to see how the redeemed man was doing and brought him some arak as a present.
Fiction book (1993) -
Elias and Sara went to see how the redeemed man was doing and brought him some arak as a present.
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In a concrete yard behind the house, I sat with him and his wife, Noura, while servants brought us platters of fresh tabbouleh and lamb from the kitchen and poured me arak with water and ice.
Synonyms
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9.3
A strong alcoholic drink made from grapes, plums, or other fruit
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9.9
A strong alcoholic drink made from palm sap, rice, or molasses in South and Southeast Asia
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9.9
A strong alcoholic drink from the Balkans made from fruit like plums or grapes
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arak comes from the Arabic root araq, which means 'to sweat', like the English word 'sweat'. This image of liquid 'sweating' out of the still helps explain why arak became the name for a strong distilled drink made from palm sap or molasses.