arrack

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ar=rack

CIDE DICTIONARY

arrack, n. [Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. Rack arrack.].

 A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

arrack, n. (also arak) an alcoholic spirit, esp. distilled from coco sap or rice.

Etymology

Arab. ' arak sweat, alcoholic spirit from grapes or dates