aquavit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aquavit
First recorded in 1885–90; from Danish, Swedish, Norwegian akvavit, aquavit, from Latin aqua vīt(ae) “water of life”
Example Sentences
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A grapefruit mimosa meets a spin on the French 75 in this crisp cocktail with aquavit, a Scandinavian spirit that's typically flavored with caraway.
From Salon ● May 21, 2022
Imaginative cocktails, including some made with aquavit, a classic Scandinavian schnapps, are the attraction at this moody, stylish drinking den.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2020
He built a blueberry press, made blueberry wine, and turned it into aquavit.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 20, 2017
Nilsson’s “The Nordic Cookbook Lecture“? PBS’s Andreas Viestad’s class on “Contemporary Norwegian Cooking“? “Traditional Scandinavian Food of the PNW” with Lexi, the mono-monikered local aquavit maker of Old Ballard Liquor Co., who’s also working on opening a Nordic cafe?
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2016
The dinner consisted of soup, roast pork, with fresh potatoes and whortleberries, ten-years-old aquavit and Norwegian bock beer, followed by wine-jelly and "kransekake," with -- champagne.
From The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2 by Chater, Arthur G.
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