rakija

English

Alternative forms

• rakia

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːkɪə/

Noun

rakija (countable and uncountable, plural rakijas)

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

   Synonym: (Slovakia) pálenka

   Coordinate term: brandy

   • 2012, Thammy Evans, Macedonia, 4th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 306:

     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.

Translations

strong alcoholic drink

• Albanian: raki (sq) f
• Bulgarian: раки́я (bg) f (rakíja)
• French: rakia (fr)
• Greek: ρακή (el) f (rakí), ρακί (el) n (rakí)
• Hungarian: pálinka (hu)
• Italian: rakia
• Macedonian: ракија (mk) f (rakija)
• Ottoman Turkish: راقی (rakı)
• Romanian: rachiu (ro) n
• Russian: ра́кия (ru) f (rákija)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ра̀кија f

  Roman: ràkija (sh) f

• Turkish: rakı (tr)

Anagrams

• kajira

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rǎkija/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ki‧ja
• Rhymes: -ija

Noun

ràkija f (Cyrillic spelling ра̀кија)

1. (uncountable) rakija

Declension

Declension of rakija

	singular
nominative	rakija
genitive	rakije
dative	rakiji
accusative	rakiju
vocative	rakijo
locative	rakiji
instrumental	rakijom