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ra⋅ki

[rah-kee, ruh-, rak-ee, rah-kee]
–noun
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
Also, ra⋅kee.


Origin:
1665–75; < Turk < Ar ʿaraqī, equiv. to ʿaraq arrack + suffix of appurtenance
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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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