aquavit

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Akvavit or aquavit is 80 proof vodka infused with herbs such as caraway seeds, anise, dill, fennel and coriander.

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  1. noun A strong clear Scandinavian liquor distilled from potato or grain mash and flavored with caraway seed.

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  • He reached for the aquavit bottle and poured half a water-glassful into a tumbler before Mark's plate. —  Analog May, 1971
  • The small patch of light broken into a spectrum of colours then traveled through a medium of turbulent air directly above a warmed glass of aquavit. —  home
  • That's where an aperitif of the restaurant's aquavit helped.
  • I especially enjoyed a starter of four kinds of pickled herring, served with a shot of aquavit, a glass of
  • About 10,000 yen a person, not including aquavit or wine.
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  1. 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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