Friday, 15 August 2008

Another Rakia Definition

Another official variation for the definition of Rakia.

It's amazing how many ways can you skin a cat?


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rakia
noun

  1. any of various alcoholic spirits distilled from fruit in the Balkans
Etymology: From rakija < possibly from Arabic (ARchar, Ù) ('araq) meaning sweat or wine (as the rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Exact etymology is hard to pinpoint as this word (or a variant of it) is found throughout the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

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