Definition of arrack Arrack

ar•rack

We found 6 definitions of arrack from 6 different sources.

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What does arrack mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: arracks

arrack - any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • arrack (Noun)
    A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • arrack (n.)
    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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • arrack
    ar′ak, n. an ardent spirit used in the East, procured from toddy or the fermented juice of the coco and other palms, as well as from rice and jaggery sugar. [Ar. ‛araq, juice.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • arrack
    An Indian term for all ardent liquors, but that which we designate thus is obtained by the fermentation of toddy (a juice procured from palm-trees), of rice, and of sugar. In Turkey arrack is extracted from vine-stalks taken out of wine-presses.

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