Word Study

: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[2x]

: A Aë A- A. Aa Ab Ac Ad Ae Af Ag Ah Ai Aj Ak Al Am An Ao Ap Aq Ar As At Au Av Aw Ax Ay Az

Table of Contents POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY

arrack

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

ar=rack

top

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun arrack has 1 sense

arrack(n = noun.food) arak - any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses; Array

is a kind of booze, hard drink, hard liquor, john barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink

top

CIDE DICTIONARY

arrack, n. [Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. Rack arrack.].

A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc. [1913 Webster]

top

OXFORD DICTIONARY

arrack, n. (also arak) an alcoholic spirit, esp. distilled from coco sap or rice.

Etymology

Arab. ' arak sweat, alcoholic spirit from grapes or dates

For further exploring for "arrack" in Webster Dictionary Online