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raki
[ rah-kee, ruh-, rak-ee, rah-kee ]
noun
- a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and western Asia.
raki
/ rɑːˈkiː; ˈrækɪ /
noun
- a strong spirit distilled in Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, etc, from grain, usually flavoured with aniseed or other aromatics
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Origin of raki1
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Example Sentences
“My sales have dropped by 90 percent,” said Nurettin, the owner of a store filled with wine, beer, Raki and whisky.
The servants were clearing away the coffee and the raki, and bearing off the open and half-emptied cigar-boxes.
His drink is water, and now and then an intoxicating draught of bad raki or sour country wine.
They then diluted the mass of fruit with raki, or peach brandy, and struggled home or to sleep as best they could.
Directly these were brought, his Majesty ordered raki to be served to them in company with Bekri.
Raki is a colourless spirit, extracted from the skins of grapes after the wine-making.
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