rakija
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), assumed from Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq, “sweat; wine”) (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Doublet of raki.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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. (Compare brandy.)
Translations[edit]
strong alcoholic drink
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq, “sweat; wine”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ràkija f (Cyrillic spelling ра̀кија)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rakija
singular | |
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nominative | rakija |
genitive | rakije |
dative | rakiji |
accusative | rakiju |
vocative | rakijo |
locative | rakiji |
instrumental | rakijom |
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- en:Distilled beverages
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- sh:Distilled beverages