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arracks

arracks is the plural of arrack.

Meaning of arrack

Noun

arrack (countable and uncountable, plural arracks)

  1. An alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers in South Asia.
    • From hence we firſt ſailed to Achin, in the iſland of Sumatra, and then to Siam, where we bartered our wares for ſome arrack and opium, the laſt of which bore a great price among the Chineſe:[…]1777, [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], 7th edition, London: […] S. Crowder, […]; J. Sewell, […]; W. Johnston, […]; and B. Law, […], →OCLC, page 277
    Synonyms:
    palm arrack
  2. An alcoholic drink made from sugar cane and fermented red rice in Indonesia.
    • Like rum, proper Batavia arrack from Indonesia, also known as arak or rack, is distilled from sugarcane. Unlike rum, it has a healthy dose of red rice added to the mash.2015, Matthew Rowley, Lost Recipes of Prohibition: Notes from a Bootlegger's Manual, The Countryman Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    Batavia arrack

Questions about arracks

What is arracks the plural of?
Arracks is the plural of arrack.

Words near arracks in the dictionary

  1. arracach
  2. arracacha
  3. arracachas
  4. arrach
  5. arrack
  6. arracks
  7. Arraf
  8. Arragon
  9. Arragonian
  10. Arragonians
  11. arragonite

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