arak

[ar-uh k, uh-rak]

noun

Nearby words

arrack

or ar·ak

[ar-uh k, uh-rak]

noun

any of various spirituous liquors distilled in the East Indies and other parts of the East and Middle East from the fermented sap of toddy palms, or from fermented molasses, rice, or other materials.

Origin of arrack

1595–1605; < Arabic ʿaraq literally, sweat, juice; see raki

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Examples from the Web for arak

It prohibits the manufacture of new centrifuges and work on the Arak reactor.
Obama and the Munich Katrinas|Michael Tomasky|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The heavy water Arak reactor is scheduled to become active in the summer of 2014.
A Very Israeli Linkage: Iran's Nuclear Bomb and Peace With Palestine|Nadav Eyal|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By the summer of 2014, the heavy water Arak reactor is scheduled to become active.
A Very Israeli Linkage: Iran's Bomb and Peace With the Palestinians|Nadav Eyal|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some put it bluntly: They say that if Arak starts working, Iran's bomb is inevitable.
A Very Israeli Linkage: Iran's Nuclear Bomb and Peace With Palestine|Nadav Eyal|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Some put it bluntly: they say that if Arak starts working, Iran's bomb is inevitable.
A Very Israeli Linkage: Iran's Bomb and Peace With the Palestinians|Nadav Eyal|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There are 120 Armenians, who make wine and arak, and are usurers, and gold and silver smiths.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird
They were willing, but said there was no arak in the Bakhtiari country, a happy exemption!
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird
We first began by drinking, as is the Turkish fashion, some excellent liqueur which is called in these parts "arak."
Sport in Abyssinia|Dermot Mayo
You fellows seem to think you can get away with making it with 'arak, and your customers won't know the difference.
The Star Lord|Boyd Ellanby
Arak is the favourite refreshment at these times, and is indulged in by both Christian and Moslem alike.
Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia|M. E. Hume-Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for arak

arrack

arak

noun

a coarse spirit distilled in various Eastern countries from grain, rice, sugar cane, etc

Word Origin for arrack

C17: from Arabic `araq sweat, sweet juice, liquor

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Word Origin and History for arak

arrack

c.1600, probably picked up in India, ultimately from Arabic araq, literally "sweat, juice;" used of native liquors in Eastern countries, especially those distilled from fermented sap of coconut palm, sometimes from rice or molasses.