arrack, arak
(noun) any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
arak (usually uncountable, plural araks)
A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East
The toothbrush tree, Salvadora persica.
• Kara, kara, rak'a
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"ak, n.
Definition: Same as Arrack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
