raki

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/ˈɹækə//ɹæˈkɜː//ˈɹæki/

noun

A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.

OriginOttoman Turkish راقی ← Arabic عَرَقِيّ →
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Meanings

nounraki (countable and uncountable, plural rakis)

plural rakis · alternative rakee

  1. countableuncountableA Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.

Origin

  1. Arabicعَرَقِيّ“of liquor”
  2. Ottoman Turkishراقی
  3. Englishraki

From Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija.

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Translations

Afrikaans raki
  • rakiliqueur flavored with anise
Bulgarian раки́я
  • раки́я (rakíja)liqueur flavored with anise
Czech raki
  • rakiliqueur flavored with anise
Danish raki
  • rakiliqueur flavored with anise
Greek ρακή, ρακί
  • ρακή (rakí)liqueur flavored with anise
  • ρακί (rakí)liqueur flavored with anise
Polish rakı
  • rakıliqueur flavored with anise
Romanian rachiu
  • rachiuliqueur flavored with anise
Russian ракы́, ара́к
  • ракы́ (raký)liqueur flavored with anise
  • ара́к (arák)liqueur flavored with anise
  • ра́кия (rákija)liqueur flavored with anise
Turkish rakı
  • rakıliqueur flavored with anise

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with raki

bukkakeJackiewackyMackieMackeytackylackeyJackihackymackybakkiebaccybrachysakésirtakisnackytackietakhiyakky
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Anagrams

KarikirarikaArikkraikiarikraraik
Cite this entry
APA

raki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raki

MLA

“raki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raki. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raki,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raki.

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