rakija
English
Alternative forms
- rakia
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), assumed from Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq, “sweat; wine”) (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Doublet of raki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɑːkɪə/
Noun
rakija (countable and uncountable, plural rakijas)
- A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
- Synonym: (Slovakia) pálenka
- Coordinate term: brandy
- 2012, Thammy Evans, Macedonia, fourth edition, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 306:
- As in most Balkan countries rakija (pronounced 'RAK-eeyah') is the national drink of Macedonia. While rakija in the surrounding countries is made mainly from fruits such as plums (slivovice) or pears (viljemovka), Macedonian rakija is exclusively made from grapes.
Translations
strong alcoholic drink
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Anagrams
- kajira
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق (ʿaraq, “sweat; wine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rǎkija/
- Hyphenation: ra‧ki‧ja
- Rhymes: -ija
Noun
ràkija f (Cyrillic spelling ра̀кија)
- (uncountable) rakija
Declension
Declension of rakija
singular | |
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nominative | rakija |
genitive | rakije |
dative | rakiji |
accusative | rakiju |
vocative | rakijo |
locative | rakiji |
instrumental | rakijom |