raki
noun
ra·ki rə-ˈkē 
ˈra-kē,
ˈrä-
: a Turkish liqueur flavored with aniseed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Beyond the kebabs, raki, Byzantine churches, and Ottoman mosques, there are also exciting modern developments that will add to the draw for travelers. 
Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020 Pre-pandemic, my Friday nights in Istanbul often consisted of sharing mezzes and a bottle of raki at a Bosphorus meyhane (tavern), chased with dancing in a stuffy, windowless club. Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2020 The same for Taksim Square, a ghostly memory of its mezzes-eating and raki-drinking past. Kahli Hindmarsh, National Geographic, 5 May 2020 Secularists pick raki, a tipple best had with grilled fish and music. The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019 At a clutch of tavernas on the waterfront, locals nibble freshly caught shrimp and anchovies with a shot of raki in the Corinthian Gulf’s briny air. Liz Alderman, New York Times, 9 July 2019 Raki and Şalgam Suyu: Spotted at ala Turca in Hollywood, FloridaWhat uzo is to the Greeks, raki is to the Turkish. Nikita Richardson, Bon Appetit, 28 Apr. 2017 Raki and Şalgam Suyu: Spotted at ala Turca in Hollywood, FloridaWhat uzo is to the Greeks, raki is to the Turkish. Nikita Richardson, Bon Appetit, 28 Apr. 2017 See More
Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020 Pre-pandemic, my Friday nights in Istanbul often consisted of sharing mezzes and a bottle of raki at a Bosphorus meyhane (tavern), chased with dancing in a stuffy, windowless club. Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2020 The same for Taksim Square, a ghostly memory of its mezzes-eating and raki-drinking past. Kahli Hindmarsh, National Geographic, 5 May 2020 Secularists pick raki, a tipple best had with grilled fish and music. The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019 At a clutch of tavernas on the waterfront, locals nibble freshly caught shrimp and anchovies with a shot of raki in the Corinthian Gulf’s briny air. Liz Alderman, New York Times, 9 July 2019 Raki and Şalgam Suyu: Spotted at ala Turca in Hollywood, FloridaWhat uzo is to the Greeks, raki is to the Turkish. Nikita Richardson, Bon Appetit, 28 Apr. 2017 Raki and Şalgam Suyu: Spotted at ala Turca in Hollywood, FloridaWhat uzo is to the Greeks, raki is to the Turkish. Nikita Richardson, Bon Appetit, 28 Apr. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Turkish, from Arabic 'araqī, literally, of liquor, from 'araq liquor, arrack
First Known Use
circa 1613, in the meaning defined above