Raki

//ˈɹækə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise. countable, uncountable

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ginspiritswhiskey

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"He says that he can drink a whole bottle of raki without getting drunk."

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija.

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