rakija

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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).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɑːkɪə/

Noun

rakija (countable and uncountable, plural rakijas)

  1. A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean. (Compare brandy.)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی‎ (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق‎ (ʿaraq, “sweat; wine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rǎkija/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ki‧ja

Noun

ràkija f (Cyrillic spelling ра̀кија)

  1. (uncountable) rakija

Declension
Declension of rakija
singular
nominative rakija
genitive rakije
dative rakiji
accusative rakiju
vocative rakijo
locative rakiji
instrumental rakijom
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