arrack
pronunciation
How to pronounce arrack in British English:
UK [ˈærək]
How to pronounce arrack in American English:
US [ˈærək, əˈræk]
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- Noun:
- any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
Word Origin
- arrack
- arrack: [17] Arrack is an Asian alcoholic drink distilled from rice or molasses. The word comes ultimately from Arabic ‘araq ‘sweat, juice, liquor’, which was borrowed in a variety of forms into several Asiatic languages. The immediate source of English arrack seems to have been an Indian language.
- arrack (n.)
- c. 1600, probably picked up in India, ultimately from Arabic araq, literally "sweat, juice;" used of native liquors in Eastern countries, especially those distilled from fermented sap of coconut palm, sometimes from rice or molasses.
Example
- 1. Also popular are spirits such as arrack , made from coconut pulp and tree sap .
- 2. Can carry a god , drive cold to be on the means that sends mail , he also can buy cheap arrack and the cheapest cigarette only .
- 3. Much of the alcohol consumed in sri lanka is moonshine . Also popular are spirits such as arrack , made from coconut pulp and tree sap .