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Rakija vs Liquor - What's the difference?

rakija | liquor |

As nouns the difference between rakija and liquor

is that rakija is a strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the balkans and the mediterranean while liquor is (obsolete) a liquid.

As a verb liquor is

to drink liquor, usually to excess.

rakija

English

(wikipedia rakija)

Noun

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

    • Noun

    • Declension

    {{sh-decl-noun-unc , rakija , rakije , rakiji , rakiju , rakijo , rakiji , rakijom }}

    liquor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * liquour (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (obsolete) A liquid.
  • (obsolete) A drinkable liquid.
  • A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
  • (chiefly, US) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
  • In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.

    • Synonyms

    * (strong alcoholic drink) spirits (British and Australasian English) * (liquid obtained by cooking food) stock, pot liquor (American English), broth, bouillon

    Derived terms

    * hold one's liquor * liquor lounge * liquor store

    Related terms

    * liqueur * liquid * liquidate * liquidation * liquidator * liquidity * liquidizer

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To drink liquor, usually to excess.
  • To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
  • (obsolete) To grease.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Liquor fishermen's boots.
    (Francis Bacon)
    (Webster 1913)

    References

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