rakija
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Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), assumed from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”) (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Doublet of raki.
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rakija (countable and uncountable, plural rakijas)
- A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
- 2012, Thammy Evans, Macedonia, 4th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 306:
- As in most Balkan countries rakija (pronounced 'RAK-eeyah') is the national drink of Macedonia. While rakija in the surrounding countries is made mainly from fruits such as plums (slivovice) or pears (viljemovka), Macedonian rakija is exclusively made from grapes.
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strong alcoholic drink
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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”).
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ràkija f (Cyrillic spelling ра̀кија)