rachiu

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, of liquor), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, arrack, arak, literally condensate), which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Compare Albanian raki and Aromanian arãchii.

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rachiu n (plural rachiuri)

  1. brandy
  2. raki

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