RACAHOUT
\ɹˈakɐhˌa͡ʊt], \ɹˈakɐhˌaʊt], \ɹ_ˈa_k_ɐ_h_ˌaʊ_t]\
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A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids.
By Oddity Software
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A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids.
By Noah Webster.
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A name given by the Arabs to the starch prepared from an edible acorn obtained from Quercus Ilex, but, according to Plagge, the so called Racahout of the Arabs, sold in Paris, is a compound of potatoe starch, chocolate, and aromatics, -as vanilla.
By Robley Dunglison
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].