Arak
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arak¹
- /əˈɹæk/
- /ˈɛɹ.ɪk/
Where it comes from
From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat”), a reference to the condensate in the distillation process. Doublet of ara, raki, and rakija.
noun araks · araq · arrack · rack
- A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant. A rite of the grape harvest in the Christian villages dotting the Lebanon mountain range[…] is the perfectly legal distillation of homemade arak. This smooth, cool, refreshing liquor, tasting of licorice with a soupçon of peppermint, remains the staple drink at Sunday lunch, an eat-till-you-drop ext
- Alternative spelling of arrack (an alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers or sugar cane)arrack
arak²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic أَرَاك (ʔarāk).
noun araks
- A toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica). They use perfume freely, paint their eyes with kohl, and are constantly polishing their teeth with twigs of green arak-wood.
Arak³
Where it comes from
From Persian اراک (arâk).
proper noun Arâk
- A city in Iran, the seat of Arak County's Central District and the capital of Markazi Province, formerly called Soltanabad.
- A county of Iran, around the city.
