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Meaning of "arrack" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARRACK

From Arabic `araq sweat, sweet juice, liquor.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ARRACK

arrack  [ˈærək] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARRACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arrack is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARRACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

arrack

Arrack

Arrack, also spelled arak, is a distilled alcoholic drink typically produced in South Asia and Southeast Asia, made from either the fermented sap of coconut flowers, sugarcane, grain or fruit, depending upon the country of origin. The clear distillate may be blended, aged in wooden barrels, or repeatedly distilled and filtered depending upon the taste and color objectives of the manufacturer. Arrack is not to be confused with arak, an anise-flavored alcoholic beverage traditionally consumed in Eastern Mediterranean and North African countries.

Definition of arrack in the English dictionary

The definition of arrack in the dictionary is a coarse spirit distilled in various Eastern countries from grain, rice, sugar cane, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARRACK


arak
ˈærək
Barak
ˈbærək
barrack
ˈbærək
borak
ˈbɔːrək
carrack
ˈkærək
eirack
ˈiːrək
laverock
ˈlævərək
Mubarak
mʊˈbɑːrək
parrock
ˈpærək
pracharak
prəˈtʃɑːrək
sourock
ˈsʊərək
tarrock
ˈtærək
Thurrock
ˈθʌrək

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARRACK

arr.
arracacha
arragonite
arrah
arraign
arraigner
arraignment
Arran
arrange
arrangeable
arranged marriage
arrangement
arrangement fee
arrangements
arranger
arrant
arrantly
arras
arrased
arrasene

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARRACK

a hard nut to crack
backtrack
cooling rack
crack
fast track
fast-track
overrack
plate rack
racetrack
rack
roof rack
single-track
soundtrack
sprack
tamarack
the rack
the right track
the wrong track
title track
track

Synonyms and antonyms of arrack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «arrack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARRACK

Find out the translation of arrack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of arrack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arrack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

烧酒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arak
570 millions of speakers

English

arrack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अरक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

арак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

araca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পচাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arak
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arrack
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arrak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アラック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arrack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rượu nấu bằng gạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாராயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अरक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rakı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arak
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

araku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

арак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Arak
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αράκ,
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

arak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arrak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arrack
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arrack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARRACK»

The term «arrack» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARRACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «arrack» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «arrack» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arrack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARRACK»

Discover the use of arrack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arrack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl
As for the arrack, Batavia Arrack van Oosten, available domestically, is what you'll want here, unless you can get the 116-proof Boven's from Germany. (Dr. Kitchiner, to his credit, believed that “arrack punch . . . is always made with that spirit ...
David Wondrich, 2010
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Oriental commerce: containing a geographical description of ...
ARRACK. This spirituous liquor is manufactured at several places in the East Indies — Goa, Columbo, and Ratavia. This is a branch of trade, of which the Dutch have almost deprived the Portuguese, the art of making it being transferred for the ...
William Milburn, 1813
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Arrack
Arrack is not to be confused with Arak, an anise-flavored alcoholic beverage traditionally consumed in Eastern Mediterranean and North African countries.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880-1900: An ...
Arrack is the liquor distilled from the sap of the coconut flower. With 45% alcohol content as an average,36 arrack is a highly intoxicating drink. It enjoyed—and still enjoys—a great popularity among the working population of Ceylon. Therefore ...
Roland Wenzlhuemer, 2008
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Lobscouse & Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion ...
The steaming bowl, the melted sugar, the heady smell of arrack. - — The Nutmeg of Consolation, Ah, arrack. We searched and struggled long and hard. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, arrack is "a name applied in Eastern countries ...
Anne Chotzinoff Grossman, Lisa Grossman Thomas, 2000
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Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, ...
His arrack exhibits always attracted attention, and won him silver medals at the Paris and Colombo Exhibitions in 1900 and a gold medal at Galle in the same year. Besides these, he was awarded several other medals at different times for ...
Arnold Wright, 1907
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A Collection of Legislative Acts of the Ceylon Government ...
And it is further enacted, that all and every person or persons Licensed to distil Arrack, shall on the first day of every month, deliver unto the Collector of the District, a tru-j and correct Return of the quantity of Arrack distilled by them during the ...
Ceylon, 1853
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Digest of Reported Cases, 1903-1908
ARRACK S tie of arrack farm — Agreement to sell— Ordinance, No. 11 of 1896 s. 11— Movables — Tangible or corporeal tilings — Goods -Interpretation. An agreement between A and B. for the sale of the right to sell arrack within a defined ...
K. Balasingham, 1908
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Handbook of Alcoholic Beverages: Technical, Analytical and ...
3.5.5 Arrack, Mezcal and Tequila As explained in Section 3.5.1, arrack (and its variants alak or arak) refers to any distilled alcoholic beverage in Asia, irrespective of the source of fermentable sugar (fruit, grain, sugar cane or vegetable. For the ...
Alan J. Buglass, 2011
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The Supreme Court Circular: Containing Reports of Cases ...
Defendant purchased from the Crown what is commonly called the “arrack rent” for a certain district for a period between March 16 and June 30, 1882; and he is now sued for instalments of the purchase money. His claim in reconvention ...
Rāmanāthan Ponnambalam, Ceylon, John Harvey Templer, 1886

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARRACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arrack is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gymkhana founders reveal plans for Soho restaurant serving Tamil …
Cocktails will focus on genever and arrack. Ginger beer and buttermilk chaas will be made in-house. Sri Lankan Lion beer will be served. «Livemint, Jul 15»
2
'Missing' navy official faces court martial in Karachi dockyard arrack
An officer of Pakistan Navy who went 'missing' was allegedly involved in last year's attack on Naval Dockyard Karachi, it has emerged. «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
3
Humble appam poised for greatness in London, with dusting of …
Cocktails will focus on genever and arrack. Ginger beer and buttermilk chaas will be made in-house. Sri Lankan Lion beer will be served. «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
4
3-year-old dies after being made to drink arrack
In a shocking incident a three-year-old girl died after she was made to drink illicitly distilled arrack by a woman in Peddamalkapuram village of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
5
3-yr-old Epileptic Dies after Parents Feed Spurious Arrack
KURNOOL:In a tragic incident, a three-year-old girl who had epilepsy died on Thursday after her parents made her drink spurious arrack at ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
2014 Electoral Roll was rigged
The serendipitous “analyses” by hacks such as the geriatric, arrack-guzzling columnist at the Sunday Leader that attributed the unlikely result to ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
7
Israeli War Crimes Started When Politicians Launched Wars on the …
Because an Israeli arrack on the Gaza Strip makes war crimes unavoidable. Anyone who has ever been a combat soldier in war knows that war ... «Al-Jazeerah.info, Jun 15»
8
Proponents of Prohibition Join Race for Liquor Licences
... woman named Dubagunta Rosamma had started the anti-arrack movement, which had later spread to the entire state - was severe this time, ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
9
Official apathy forces women to attack arrack shop
Women destroy stock in an arrack shop at Goundampalayam in Puducherry on Friday. (Right) The shop after the protest.— Photos: T. «The Hindu, Jun 15»
10
The Wait Ends for Aruvikkara
Around five litres of illicit arrack were seized from a bike at a tribal settlement called Malayadi on Friday. It is alleged that the arrack was brought ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»

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