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arrack

Meaningto sweat

Common meaning: a strong Eastern spirit

Journey through time

  1. Arabicaraqa‘he sweated’source
  2. Arabicmeaning shiftshe sweated → juice, sweat, distilled spiritaraq‘juice, sweat, distilled spirit’source
  3. Englisharrack‘a strong Eastern spirit’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Arabic araqa ‘to sweat’.

Roots

  • araqa Arabic “to sweat”

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