rakija

• rakia

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), assumed from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”) (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Doublet of raki.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːkɪə/

rakija (countable and uncountable, plural rakijas)

1. A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.

   Synonym: (Slovakia) pálenka

   Coordinate term: brandy

   • 2012, Thammy Evans, Macedonia, 4th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 306:

     As in most Balkan countries rakija (pronounced 'RAK-eeyah') is the national drink of Macedonia. While rakija in the surrounding countries is made mainly from fruits such as plums (slivovice) or pears (viljemovka), Macedonian rakija is exclusively made from grapes.

• kajira

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”).

• IPA^(key): /rǎkija/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ki‧ja
• Rhymes: -ija

ràkija f (Cyrillic spelling ра̀кија)

1. (uncountable) rakija