vodka

noun

vod·​ka ˈväd-kə How to pronounce vodka (audio)
: a colorless liquor of neutral spirits distilled from a mash (as of rye or wheat)

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Or get right after it with a disco lemonade, which features lemon vodka, lemon juice, egg whites, simple syrup and a sugar and black salt rim. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025 The drink combines clarified citrus vodka blend, dry curaçao, aronia berry, cranberry, strawberry, lime and oolong tea, according to a menu obtained by PEOPLE. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025 The 1990s were a pretty dark time in general for the bourbon industry, which by then had been losing ground to vodka and tequila, among other spirits, for decades. Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Also, Belvedere became F1's official vodka as a part of the deal. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vodka

Word History

Etymology

Russian, from voda water; akin to Old English wæter water

First Known Use

circa 1803, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vodka was circa 1803

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“Vodka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vodka. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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vodka

noun
vod·​ka ˈväd-kə How to pronounce vodka (audio)
: a colorless alcoholic liquor
Etymology

Russian, literally, "little water," from voda "water"

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