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arrack

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ar·rack  (rk, -rk)
n.
A strong alcoholic drink of the Middle East and the Far East, usually distilled from fermented palm sap, rice, or molasses.
[Arabic 'araq, sweat, strong clear liquor made from raisins, from 'ariqa, to sweat; see rq in Semitic roots.]
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Noun1.arrack - any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molassesarrack - any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
arak
booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Translations
arrack [ˈærək] N → arac m, aguardiente m de palma or caña
arrack
n → Arrak m
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At evening time Moti Guj would wash down his three hundred pounds' weight of green food with a quart of arrack, and Deesa would take a share, and sing songs between Moti Guj's legs till it was time to go to bed.
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