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noun
An alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers in South Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: palm arrack
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An alcoholic drink made from sugar cane and fermented red rice in Indonesia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: Batavia arrack
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative spelling of arak (“aniseed-flavored alcoholic drink consumed primarily in the Middle East”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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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Synonyms: arak
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
History
See arak.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
