vodka
Pluralvodkas
- 1A clear, strong alcoholic drink made from grain.
Like water in how clear it looks, but it is a strong alcoholic drink.
She poured a glass of vodka for each of the guests.
Vodka is often mixed with fruit juice in cocktails.
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- 2A single drink or glass of vodka.
He ordered a vodka as soon as he reached the bar.
She finished her vodka and asked for another.
- 3A clear spirit made to have almost no smell, taste, or color.
Like clean water (no color and almost no smell) but it is alcohol.
By law, vodka must have almost no smell or taste of its own.
The factory filters the vodka until it has no color at all.
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- 4The Russian language, in army or spy slang.
The new recruit was learning vodka before his posting overseas.
Nobody else on the team could understand vodka.
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- 5A Russian person, in army or political slang.
A lone vodka was spotted near the border crossing.
The soldiers traded cigarettes with a couple of vodkas.
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Origin
It comes from the Russian word vodka, which comes from voda, meaning "water," with a small ending that means "little."