arak

[ar-uh k, uh-rak] /ˈær ək, əˈræk/
noun
1.
Examples from the web for arak
  • He has been drinking arak heavily for the past ten years, he says.
British Dictionary definitions for arak

arrack

/ˈærək/
noun
1.
a coarse spirit distilled in various Eastern countries from grain, rice, sugar cane, etc
Word Origin
C17: from Arabic `araq sweat, sweet juice, liquor