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arak

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈɹæk/
  • /ˈɛɹ.ɪk/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A city in Iran, the seat of Arak County's Central District and the capital of Markazi Province, formerly called Soltanabad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A county of Iran, around the city.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative spelling of arrack (an alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers or sugar cane)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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6

noun

Meaning 6

any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arrack

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink

History

Etymology

From Persian اراک (arâk).

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat”), a reference to the condensate in the distillation process. Doublet of ara, raki, and rakija.

Borrowed from Arabic أَرَاك (ʔarāk).

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Persian: اراک (arâk) — city and county in Iran
  • Arabic: عَرَق (ʕaraq) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Armenian: արաղ (araġ) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Azerbaijani: araq — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Bashkir: араҡы (araqı) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Burmese: အရက် (a.rak) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Georgian: არაყი (araq̇i) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • German: Anisschnaps — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • German: Arak — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • German: Ouzo — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • German: Raki — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Greek: αράκ (arák) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Hebrew: עַרַק (arák) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Hindi: अरक (arak) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Hindi: अर्क (ark) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Japanese: アラック (arakku) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Japanese: アラク (araku) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Kazakh: арақ (araq) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Kumyk: гьаракъы (haraqı) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Kyrgyz: арак (arak) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Ladino: ראקי — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Ladino: raki — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Malay: arak — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Marathi: अरक (arak) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Persian: عرق ('araq) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Polish: arak — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Portuguese: áraque — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Portuguese: arak — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Russian: ара́к (arák) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Swedish: arrak — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Tajik: арақ (araq) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Tatar: аракы (araqı) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Turkish: rakı — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Turkmen: arak — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Ukrainian: ара́к (arák) — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink
  • Uzbek: aroq — a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink