Etymology

fool rack

Today it means: A strong alcoholic drink made from distilled toddy or sura. Full definition →

Hindi फूल
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The story

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromफूल“flower”
  2. English todayfool rack

From Hindi फूल (phūl, “flower”) and rack (“arak, a kind of liquor”), influenced by fool.

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