Definition of "arak" []

• A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East (noun)

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• "And with its Christian heritage, Lebanon produces wine and a licorice-flavored alcohol called arak that can be sampled while partaking in Beirut's famously frenzied nightlife."
• "I could feel my Arabic fluency rising miraculously as the level of arak in the bottle sank lower and lower."
• "The aquamarine smell of anise fogged upward from the arak."