arrack vs spirits

arrack and spirits both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrack	Yes	No	No	No
spirits	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spirits is a hypernym of arrack; that is, spirits is a word with a broader meaning than arrack:

arrack: any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
spirits: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Other hypernyms of arrack include booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, strong drink.

arrack (noun)	spirits (noun)
any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented