Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rakija

/ˈɹɑːki.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: rak-i-ja
IPA: /ˈɹɑːki.ə/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/ракија, from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), assumed from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”) (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Doublet of raki.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: rakija, راقی, عَرَق, ع ر ق

Usage

Inflected Forms

rakijas (plural) rakia (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

brandy

Synonyms

pálenka

Questions

How do you pronounce rakija?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑːki.ə/.
What does rakija mean?: A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean.
Where does rakija come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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