[Fictionary] YARAK results

[Pierre Abbat]

> DAVID  yarak, n. (fr. Turkish) The rose-petal dross discarded in the
> manufacture of attar of roses.
> 2 points. (JC)
> 2 points and the bagasse award. (Pierre)
> 1 point. (Jean-Joseph)
> 1 point.  Rose bagasse!  What is attar of roses?  OE ator `venom',
> like in ``attercop''?  Another Turkish word?  A complete fabrication?
> (Elliott)

There is a Turkish word "yarak"; it means "weapon" or "penis". "Attar" is from 
Arabic "`itr" and means a perfume made by distilling an odorous material into 
sandalwood oil, or any of various perfumes, generally not alcoholic. I often 
wear henna attar.

Pierre
-- 
sei do'anai mi'a djuno puze'e noroi nalselganse srera