arrack Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
    arak.

WordNet

Ar"rack noun
Etymology
Ar. araq sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. araqa to sweat. Cf. Rack arrack.
Definitions
  1. A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.

Webster 1913