Talk:aquavit

RFV discussion: November–December 2017

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aquavit: sense "East European precursor of vodka"

Rfv-sense: "A Polish, Ukrainian, or Russian drink that is a precursor or variant of vodka. Also called okovita". I don't deny the existence of that particular beverage ("okowita" in Polish, "оковита" in Ukrainian), but I don't think it's ever called "aquavit" in English . --Hekaheka (talk) 21:11, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

It's in widespread use: [1] [2] Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:21, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

The term "aquavit" is in widespread use, but as far as I can see, your links use the word in the undisputed sense "Scandinavian liquor that is about 40% alcohol by volume". --Hekaheka (talk) 14:20, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

My bad, that's indeed a very rare sense. Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:51, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

No quotes seen > RFV failed. --Hekaheka (talk) 13:24, 11 December 2017 (UTC)