[rah-kee, ruh-, rak-ee, rah-kee] 
| a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East. |
| rak·i also rak·ee (rāk'ē, rä'kē, rä'kə) n. pl. rak·is also rak·ees A brandy of Turkey and the Balkans, distilled from grapes or plums and flavored with anise. [Turkish rāqī, from Arabic 'araq, arrack; see arrack.] |
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