vodka

[ vod-kuh ]

noun

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 an unaged, colorless, distilled spirit, originally made in Russia.

vodka

/ ˈvɒdkə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vodka¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vodka¹

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

Example Sentences

Just a 15-minute drive west is Distillery 98, where you can sip sustainably-produced vodka made from 100-percent Florida Panhandle corn that gets filtered through a unique oyster shell apparatus to smooth the liquor out.

From Outside Online

For centuries, going back to Ivan the Terrible, the tsarist government maintained an incredibly lucrative monopoly on the vodka trade.

From Time

The group sat down to a multicourse dinner served with wine and vodka.

From MIT Technology Review

For a lighter option from the spirits world, Stillhouse has a great selection of bourbon, whiskey, and vodka in stainless steel rectangular cans.

From Popular-Science

The pair was handcuffed and the key was at the bottom of a vodka bottle they had to drain before being released.

From Washington Post

And Ollie says, ‘Oh, I see, well, let me have two double vodka martinis.’

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

This fancy spice pack pairs with four different spirits—vodka, tequila, aquavit, and gin—to ensure the perfect morning pick-me-up.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

Served tapas style, an ABSOLUT vodka cocktail accompanied each plate.

From The Daily Beast

If the troops in Trans-Caucasia were not much libelled, many of them came from their barracks, in exchange for vodka!

From Project Gutenberg

Josef laughed, and with a shaky hand poured himself out another glass of vodka.

From Project Gutenberg

Wine and vodka, as aids to forgetfulness of the fear that hovered over every feast, were well worth their sixty roubles a bottle.

From Project Gutenberg

When the inspector saw that I was without help, and the sweat was running off my forehead, he called out: 'Vodka!

From Project Gutenberg

So they sat awhile and talked and then the Wolf took another deep swallow of the vodka.

From Project Gutenberg