rakija
Meaning
Noun
- A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
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Origin
- Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish راقی, assumed from Arabic عَرَق (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). raki.
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