vodka

Significado (English)

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

Synonyms

White Russian

arak

brandies

brandy

cognac

gin

schnapps

spirits

whiskey

whiskies

white

distilled spirits

rums

voddy

Bloody Caesar

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈvɒdkə/

Etimologia (English)

Cognate with sânscrito: उदक

Cognate with grego arcaico: ὕδωρ

Cognate with inglês: hydro-

Cognate with inglês: whisky

Cognate with inglês: water

In summary

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.