raki

(rä kē′, rak′ē)

noun

an alcoholic liquor made from grape juice, grain, etc. in the Middle East and S Europe

Origin: Turk rakı < Ar ʼaraq: see arrack

See raki in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also rak·ee

noun pl. rak·is also rak·ees

A brandy of Turkey and the Balkans, distilled from grapes or plums and flavored with anise.

Origin:

Origin: Turkish rāqī

Origin: , from Arabic ‘araq, arrack; see arrack

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