noun
also ar·ak or ar·rak ˈarə̇k, ˈaˌrak
( -s )
Etymology: Arabic 'araq sweet juice, liquor
: an alcoholic beverage from the Far East or Near East ; especially : a liquor of high alcoholic content resembling rum in taste and distilled in the Far East from the fermented juice of the coconut palm or from a fermented mash of rice and molasses