As nouns the difference between carrack and arrack
is that carrack is a large european sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast while arrack is a name in the east indies and the indian islands for all ardent spirits often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine.
carrack
English
Alternative forms
* carack
* carrick
Noun
(
wikipedia carrack)
(
en noun)
A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.
arrack
English
Alternative forms
* arak
* rack
Noun
(
en noun)
A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine.
Related terms
* raki, rakee
See also
* (Swedish entry)
