vodka

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A serving of the above beverage.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.
  4. (countable, ethnic, slang, slur) A Russian.
  5. (slang, uncountable) Russian language.

Übersetzungen

Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈvɒdkə/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka), from вода́ (vodá, “water”) + -ка (-ka, “-let: forming diminutives”). The archaic Russian name for vodka was хле́бное вино́ (xlébnoje vinó, “grain wine”); V. Pokhlyobkin's research suggests the present name derived from expressions concerning the dilution of the initial pure distilled spirit such as "vodka of grain wine". Cognates include Sanskrit उदक (udaka), Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) → English hydro-, English whisky and English water.

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