vodka

[ vod-kuh ]

/ ˈvɒd kə /

an unaged, colorless, distilled spirit, originally made in Russia.

Origin of vodka

1795–1805; < Russian vódka, equivalent to vod(á) water + -ka noun suffix

vociferous, vocoder, vocoid, vod, vodcasting, vodka, vodun, voe, voema, voetsek, voetstoots

The substitute nurse says to him in a stage whisper, “You know, the doctor says no vodka.”

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More so than any American activist that was dumping out bottles of Latvian vodka thinking it was Russian in the summer of 2013.

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Whiskey and vodka are also loosely classified as such, but the base of baijiu is sorghum.

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The decrepit BMD came to a stop with a gear-clanking jolt by the water, and within seconds the soldiers broke out the vodka.

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Add chocolate milk, vodka, whiskey, ice in blender and blend.

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Go along, go along, and may you burn up with vodka, you tailless Satan!

The Witch and Other Stories |Anton Chekhov
But Rouletabille was not to be found, and the flask of vodka and the glasses from which they had drunk were gone also.

The Secret of the Night |Gaston Leroux
Among books and newspapers on the table stood a bottle of vodka and there was an odour of something salty in the room.

Foma Gordyeff |Maxim Gorky
She took him by the arm, led him to the table, and poured him out a glass of vodka.

The Darling and Other Stories |Anton Chekhov
Klausoff lit the lamp and poured out three glasses of vodka.

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vodka

/ (ˈvɒdkə) /

an alcoholic drink originating in Russia, made from grain, potatoes, etc, usually consisting only of rectified spirit and water

C19: from Russian, diminutive of voda water; related to Sanskrit udan water, Greek hudōr