English Explanatory Dictionary

rakija

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɑːki.ə/

Word forms

rakija rakijas rakia

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), assumed from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”) (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Doublet of raki.

Synonyms

pálenka
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