arrack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers in South Asia.
  2. An alcoholic drink made from sugar cane and fermented red rice in Indonesia.
  3. Alternative spelling of arak (“aniseed-flavored alcoholic drink consumed primarily in the Middle East”).

Pronunciation

/əˈɹæk/ /ˈɛɹ.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arrack.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arrack2.wav

Word forms

arrack arracks arak

Etymology

See arak.

Synonyms

palm arrack Batavia arrack

Derived words

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