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Definition of arrack noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

arrack

noun
 
/ˈærək/,
 
/əˈræk/
 
/ˈærək/,
 
/əˈræk/
(also arak)
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a strong alcoholic drink made from rice or from the liquid (= sap) inside coconut palm trees
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Arabic ‘araq ‘sweat’, from the phrase ‘arak al-tamr, denoting an alcoholic spirit made from dates.

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