rakija

Alternative forms

• rakia

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish رقی‎ (rakı), probably from Arabic عَرَق‎ (ʿaraq, “sweat; wine”) (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). The 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːkɪə/

Noun

rakija (uncountable)

1. 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.)

Anagrams

• kajira

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish rakı), probably from Arabic عَرَق‎ (ʿaraq, “sweat; wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rǎkija/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ki‧ja

Noun

ràkija f (Cyrillic spelling ра̀кија)

1. (uncountable) rakija