Vodka Definition

vŏdkə
noun
A colorless alcoholic liquor distilled from rye, wheat, etc.
Webster's New World
A serving of the above beverage.
Wiktionary
(US standard of identity) Neutral spirits distilled (treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.
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Other Word Forms of Vodka

Noun

Singular:
vodka
Plural:
vodkas

Origin of Vodka

  • Slavic voda, woda, meaning water, plus the diminutive suffix -ka. Historical documentary research of V. Pokhlyobkin suggests the derivation via the usage "dilution (of distillate) with water", as used in expressions "vodka of grain wine" and similar; хлебное вино (xlebnoje vino, “grain wine") is an archaic Russian name for vodka.

    From Wiktionary

  • Russian diminutive of voda water wed-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • The standard of identity is from the Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 5.22(a)(1).

    From Wiktionary

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