a·qua·vit 
(äkwə-vēt′)
(äkwə-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.]