Arrack
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers in South Asia. countable, uncountable
"From hence we firſt ſailed to Achin, in the iſland of Sumatra, and then to Siam, where we bartered our wares for ſome arrack and opium, the laſt of which bore a great price among the Chineſe:[…]"
- 2 any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses wordnet
- 3 An alcoholic drink made from sugar cane and fermented red rice in Indonesia. countable, uncountable
"Like rum, proper Batavia arrack from Indonesia, also known as arak or rack, is distilled from sugarcane. Unlike rum, it has a healthy dose of red rice added to the mash."
- 4 Alternative spelling of arak (“aniseed-flavored alcoholic drink consumed primarily in the Middle East”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"When he walked in and out, looking at the house in connection with the sun, the trees, and the lake, and said, rubbing his hands with might of heartiness, “Well done! Make the dowar now as ye well know, and to-night we will sweeten the bread with arrack, and the milk with honey, and at every fire there shall be a kid. […]”"
Example
More examples"From hence we firſt ſailed to Achin, in the iſland of Sumatra, and then to Siam, where we bartered our wares for ſome arrack and opium, the laſt of which bore a great price among the Chineſe:[…]"
Etymology
See arak.
Related phrases
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