Rakia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative spelling 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian rakija < possibly from Arabic عرق ('araq) meaning sweat or wine (as the rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Exact etymology is hard to pinpoint as this word (or a variant of it) is found throughout the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Alternative spelling

• rakija

Noun

rakia

1. any of various alcoholic spirits distilled from fruit in the Balkans

Translations

See rakija.

See also

• slivovitz