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aquavit

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a·qua·vit  (äkw-vt)
n.
A strong clear Scandinavian liquor distilled from potato or grain mash and flavored with caraway seed.
[Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian akvavit, from Medieval Latin aqua vtae, highly distilled spirits : Latin aqua, water; see aqua + Latin vtae, genitive of vta, life; see vital.]
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Noun1.aquavit - Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
akvavit
caraway seed - aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning
booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented


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