arak

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant. uncountable,usually
    — A rite of the grape harvest in the Christian villages dotting the Lebanon mountain range[…] is the perfectly legal distillation of homemade arak. This smooth, cool, refreshing liquor, tasting of licorice with a soupçon of peppermint, remains the staple drink at Sunday lunch, an eat-till-you-drop extravaganza of small meze dishes.
  2. A toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica). uncountable,usually
    — They use perfume freely, paint their eyes with kohl, and are constantly polishing their teeth with twigs of green arak-wood.
  3. Alternative spelling of arrack (an alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers or sugar cane) alt-of,alternative,uncountable,usually

词形变化

araks plural araq alternative arrack alternative rack alternative araks plural

词源

词源 1
From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat”), a reference to the condensate in the distillation process. Doublet of ara, raki, and rakija.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Arabic أَرَاك (ʔarāk)bor.
English arak
Borrowed from Arabic أَرَاك (ʔarāk).
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