aquavit

/ah-kwuh-veet, ak-wuh-/US // ˈɑ kwəˌvit, ˈæk wə- //UK // (ˈækwəˌvɪt) //

水曲柳,水曲柳酒,水酒,海沃特酒

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a dry spirit, especially of Scandinavia, made from redistilled grain or potato alcohol and usually flavored with caraway seeds.

This fancy spice pack pairs with four different spirits—vodka, tequila, aquavit, and gin—to ensure the perfect morning pick-me-up.
This morning he came into our room after breakfast, with a bottle of aquavit in his hand wherewith to drink our health.
Just as we were driving off, a brilliantly original idea occurred to him, and he said, Come in and taste my aquavit.
The weather was so unpleasant, and Bluebeard and his aquavit were so engaging, that we decided not to leave here till to-morrow.
So John pursued his advantage by inquiring, Have you any aquavit?
In every case I found below-decks a number of cruses of corn-brandy, marked aquavit, two of which I took into the pram.