aquavit

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/ˌækwəˈviːt//ˌɑkwəˈviːt/

noun

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.

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akvavit
OriginDanish akvavit ← Norwegian akevitt ← Medieval Latin aqua vitae →
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Meanings

nounaquavit (countable and uncountable, plural aquavits)

plural aquavits · alternative akvavit

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounScandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds

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akvavit
Broader
liquorspiritsbooze

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinaqua vitae“water of life”
  2. Norwegianakevitt
  3. Danishakvavit
  4. Englishaquavit

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.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 阿夸維特
  • 阿夸維特Scandinavian liquor
Danish akvavit, snaps
  • akvavitScandinavian liquor
  • snapsScandinavian liquor
  • brændevinScandinavian liquor
Esperanto akvavito
  • akvavitoScandinavian liquor
Estonian akvaviit
  • akvaviitScandinavian liquor
Finnish akvaviitti
  • akvaviittiScandinavian liquor
Icelandic ákavíti
  • ákavítiScandinavian liquor
Indonesian aquavit
  • aquavitScandinavian liquor
Japanese アクアビット
  • アクアビット (akuabitto)Scandinavian liquor
Norwegian akevitt
  • akevittScandinavian liquor
Portuguese aquavit, akvavit
  • aquavitScandinavian liquor
  • akvavitScandinavian liquor
Russian аквави́т
  • аквави́т (akvavít)Scandinavian liquor
Swedish akvavit
  • akvavitScandinavian liquor

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vaquita
Cite this entry
APA

aquavit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquavit

MLA

“aquavit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquavit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aquavit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aquavit.

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