arak

(uncountable, usually)A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.

(alt of, alternative, uncountable, usually)Alternative spelling of arrack (an alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers or sugar cane)

(uncountable, usually)A toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica).

They use perfume freely, paint their eyes with kohl, and are constantly polishing their teeth with twigs of green arak-wood.