aquavit

English

Alternative forms

• akvavit

Etymology

From Swedish and Danish akvavit and Norwegian akevitt, from Medieval Latin aqua vitae (“water of life”). Doublet of aqua vitae and akvavit. Compare eau de vie, whisky, whiskey, and water of life from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌækwəˈviːt/, /ˌɑkwəˈviːt/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

aquavit (countable and uncountable, plural aquavits)

1. A Scandinavian liquor distilled from potato or grain mash to about 40% ABV and typically flavored with anise, although caraway seeds, fennel, dill, and other spices and herbs are also used.

Translations

Scandinavian liquor

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿夸維特

• Danish: akvavit c, snaps (da) c, brændevin c
• Esperanto: akvavito
• Estonian: akvaviit (et)
• Finnish: akvaviitti (fi)
• Icelandic: ákavíti n
• Indonesian: aquavit
• Japanese: アクアビット (ja) (akuabitto)
• Norwegian: akevitt (no) m
• Portuguese: aquavit m, akvavit m
• Russian: аквави́т (ru) m (akvavít)
• Swedish: akvavit (sv)

Anagrams

• vaquita

French

Etymology

From Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish akvavit, from Latin aqua vitae (“spirits”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kwa.vit/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Noun

aquavit m (plural aquavits)

1. aquavit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Swedish and Danish akvavit and Norwegian akevitt, from Medieval Latin aqua vitae (“water of life”).

Noun

aquavit (plural aquavit-aquavit)

1. (cooking) aquavit

Further reading

• “aquavit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• akvavit

Etymology

From Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish akvavit, from Latin aqua vitae (“spirits”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kwaˈvit͡ʃ/, /a.kwaˈvi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kwaˈvit͡ʃ/, /a.kwaˈvi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kwaˈvit͡ʃ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kwɐˈvit/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kwɐˈvit/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kwɐˈbit/ [ɐ.kwɐˈβit]

Noun

aquavit m (plural aquavits)

1. aquavit (Scandinavian liquor)