aquavit
English
Alternative forms
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): (file)
Noun
aquavit (countable and uncountable, plural aquavits)
- 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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French
Etymology
From Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish akvavit, from Latin aqua vitae (“spirits”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aquavit m (plural aquavits)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Swedish and Danish akvavit and Norwegian akevitt, from Medieval Latin aqua vitae (“water of life”).
Noun
aquavit (plural aquavit-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
Etymology
From Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish akvavit, from Latin aqua vitae (“spirits”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kwaˈvit͡ʃ/, /a.kwaˈvi.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.kwaˈvit͡ʃ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kwɐˈvit/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kwɐˈbit/ [ɐ.kwɐˈβit]
Noun
aquavit m (plural aquavits)
- aquavit (Scandinavian liquor)