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aqua vitae
Latin · medieval
"water of life"
literally water of life, a term used for distilled spirits
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akvavit
Scandinavian · 1500s
"a caraway-flavored distilled spirit"
settled in Scandinavian languages for the caraway-flavored distilled spirit
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akvavit
English · 1917
"a Scandinavian spirit flavored with caraway or dill"
adopted directly for the traditional Scandinavian spirit
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