raki

Or ra·kee

[rah-kee, ruh-, rak-ee, rah-kee]

noun

1. a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and western Asia.

raki

/ ˈrækɪ, rɑːˈkiː /

noun

1. a strong spirit distilled in Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, etc, from grain, usually flavoured with aniseed or other aromatics

Word History and Origins

Origin of raki¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from Ottoman Turkish raqi (Turkish raki ) “spirits, brandy,” from Arabic ʿaraqī, equivalent to ʿaraq arrack + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of raki¹

C17: from Turkish rāqī

Example Sentences

Among these countries is Turkey, where it makes the aniseed-flavored spirit raki, and Mexico, where it manufactures tequila.

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The night before his death, Gjon had two glasses of the local raki drink then shot over the roof of the neighbors, according to the Shqiptarja.com portal.

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Spectators and fans enjoyed a cold, sunny day of music, traditional dances, barbecue, with camel sausage and meat, as they imbibed “lion’s milk,” Turkey’s anise-flavored spirit raki.

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This year, he’ll celebrate with another meal with Schult, accompanied with plenty of raki, of course.

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And last winter, after Kennedy shared dubious claims about the coronavirus, Instagram permanently banned him for “repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,” according to Raki Wane, a spokeswoman for Meta, the Facebook parent company that also owns Instagram.

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