aquavit

English

Alternative forms

• akvavit

Etymology

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

Noun

aquavit (countable and uncountable, plural aquavits)

1. A Scandinavian liquor that is about 40% alcohol by volume; distilled from potato or grain mash and flavored with caraway seeds, anise, fennel, dill and other spices and herbs, depending on variety.

Synonyms

• (Scandinavian liquor): akvavit

Translations

Scandinavian liquor

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿夸維特

• Danish: akvavit c, snaps (da) c, brændevin c
• Finnish: akvaviitti (fi)
• Icelandic: ákavíti n
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• Japanese: アクアビット
• Norwegian: akevitt (no) m
• Portuguese: aquavit m, akvavit m
• Swedish: akvavit (sv)

See also

• aquavit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• vaquita

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

aquavit m (plural aquavits)

1. aquavit

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• akvavit

Etymology

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

Noun

aquavit m (plural s)

1. aquavit (Scandinavian liquor)