Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A strong clear Scandinavian liquor distilled from potato or grain mash and flavored with caraway seed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds; -- also called
akvavit .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
Scandinavian liquor that is 40% alcohol anddistilled frompotato orgrain mash. Also calledakvavit . - noun A
Polish ,Ukrainian , orRussian drink that is aprecursor orvariant ofvodka . Also called okovita.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The smorgasbord, Sweden's gastronomic treasure, evolved out of something called the "aquavit buffet" or the "vodka table."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rozanne Gold 2012
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The smorgasbord, Sweden's gastronomic treasure, evolved out of something called the "aquavit buffet" or the "vodka table."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rozanne Gold 2012
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The smorgasbord, Sweden's gastronomic treasure, evolved out of something called the "aquavit buffet" or the "vodka table."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rozanne Gold 2012
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Something Scandinavian would be nice, like pickled anything with an aquavit, lingonberry, dill sauce, but call it glaze.
Anna Brones: Formulating the Foolproof Foodie Menu Anna Brones 2011
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Something Scandinavian would be nice, like pickled anything with an aquavit, lingonberry, dill sauce, but call it glaze.
Anna Brones: Formulating the Foolproof Foodie Menu Anna Brones 2011
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But to many of us native-born Americans, the ability to speak something besides English remains as exotic as drinking aquavit or kava.
In a Word 2009
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The Scandinavian pairing of pickled mackerel and aquavit $14 counterbalances two intense flavors.
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Served on a wooden slab, I sampled hearty rye bread topped with fried herring, cured salmon and curry chicken salad and I made sure to have a glass of the housemade elderberry aquavit.
Jill Fergus: Copenhagen Dining Beyond Noma Jill Fergus 2011
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And no place to be unless you're mad for herring and aquavit.
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The brunch set comes with coffee or tea, plus mimosa, bloody mary, or a shot of aquavit.
Where Herring Rules Kimberly Chou 2011
reesetee commented on the word aquavit
A dry spirit of Scandinavia made from redistilled grain or potato alcohol and usually flavored with caraway seeds.
February 25, 2007