rakija
English
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Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
strong alcoholic drink
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ràkija f (Cyrillic spelling ра̀кија)
Declension
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- en:Distilled beverages
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- sh:Distilled beverages