[ah-kwuh-veet, ak-wuh-] 
| a dry spirit, esp. of Scandinavia, made from redistilled grain or potato alcohol and usually flavored with caraway seeds. |
| a·qua·vit (ä'kwə-vēt') 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 vītae, highly distilled spirits : Latin aqua, water; see aqua + Latin vītae, genitive of vīta, life; see vital.] |
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