Arrack

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arrack \Ar"rack\ (?; 277), 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.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arrack
       n : any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented
           sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses [syn: {arak}]