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aquavit|ækwəˈviːt|
Also akvavit |akvaˈviːt|.
[ad. Norw., Sw., Da. akvavit aqua-vitæ.]
A colourless or yellowish alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes or other starch-containing plants; the ‘schnapps’ of Scandinavia.
1890T. Bennett Handbk. Travellers in Norway (ed. 26) 36 Those who suffer from cardialgy (heartburn) and indigestion are recommended to take the Norwegian ‘Akvavit’—a kind of brandy flavoured with carraway seeds, which must be drunk without being mixed with water. 1896Wine List (T. W Stapleton & Co.) Dec., Aquavit (Norwegian)—54/-. 1920G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-Book viii. 130 The Norwegian ‘Aquavit’, which used to flow so freely. 1936New Yorker 7 Mar. 74/4 A Swedish Aquavit which is remarkably soft and smooth. 1964Punch 15 Jan. 92/2 Fortified by a full potion of akvavit. |