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ARRACK

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ar⋅rack

  [ar-uhk, uh-rak]
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–noun
any of various spirituous liquors distilled in the East Indies and other parts of the East and Middle East from the fermented sap of toddy palms, or from fermented molasses, rice, or other materials.
Also, arak.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Ar ʿaraq lit., sweat, juice; see raki
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ar·rack   (ār'ək, ə-rāk')   
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 ʕrq in Semitic roots.]
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arrack 
1602, probably via India, ult. from Ar. araq, lit. "sweat, juice," used of native liquors in Eastern countries, especially those distilled from fermented sap of coconut palm, sometimes from rice and sugar.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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