vodka
pronunciation
How to pronounce vodka in British English:
UK [ˈvɒdkə]
How to pronounce vodka in American English:
US [ˈvɑdkə]
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- Noun:
- unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
Word Origin
- vodka
- vodka: [19] Vodka denotes etymologically ‘little water’. The word was borrowed at the beginning of the 19th century from Russian vodka, which is a diminutive form of voda ‘water’. And voda came from the same Indo-European source (*wedōr, *wodōr) as produced English water. The euphemistic application of the term water to distilled spirits is also responsible for eau de vie and whisky, both of which mean literally ‘water of life’.=> water
- vodka (n.)
- 1802, from Russian vodka, literally "little water," diminutive of voda "water" (from PIE *wod-a-, from root *wed- (1) "water, wet;" see water (n.1)) + diminutive suffix -ka.
Example
- 1. Their drugs of choice are anaesthetics : vodka or cigarettes .
- 2. In the line for vodka , krasnoyarsk , 1989 .
- 3. I order my third vodka and club .
- 4. Soak a washcloth with vodka or mouthwash .
- 5. Infuse juniper in the vodka overnight .