vodka

noun

vod·​ka ˈväd-kə 

: a colorless liquor of neutral spirits distilled from a mash (as of rye or wheat)

Examples of vodka in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its Yappy Hour menu includes $10 specialty cocktails such as the Rescue Dog Sangria and the Good Boy, which mixes vodka, cold brew coffee, peanut butter whiskey, espresso and brown sugar. —Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025

The new Aspen Espresso Martini mixes Aspen vodka, cold brew and coffee liqueur for a boozy caffeine rush. —Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

Cocktails include the Zero to Sixty (vodka, coffee liquor, amaro, vanilla, house brew and nitrogen), Seventy-Seven (rye whiskey and house lemon-lime soda) and Painkiller (rum, pineapple, coconut, orange juice and nutmeg). —Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025

The restaurant chain this year launched its Golden Goose drink, made with Grey Goose vodka, triple sec, mango and lemon sour and finished with a gold sugar rim. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

circa 1803, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing vodka

• vodka martini

Kids Definition

vodka

noun

vod·​ka ˈväd-kə 

: a colorless alcoholic liquor

Etymology

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