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Arak
Definition 2024
arak
arak
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Noun
arak (uncountable)
- A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East
- The toothbrush tree, Salvadora persica.
- 1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, p. 51:
- They use perfume freely, paint their eyes with kohl, and are constantly polishing their teeth with twigs of green arak-wood.
- 1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, p. 51:
See also
- arrack
- Arak (distilled beverage) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
a Middle Eastern aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink