: a colorless liquor of neutral spirits distilled from a mash (as of rye or wheat)
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During the main competition, presented by the Flair Bartending Association, participants must make five cocktails in six minutes, including one original drink and a Spanish Long Island Iced Tea with vodka, gin, rum, tequila, cognac, sour mix and simple syrup, topped with Coke.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Turn off the heat and stir in the vodka.
—Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
The sisters created their own dish, the D & D Special, a small shell pasta topped with vodka sauce and peas.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
But prosecco isn’t her only favorite—she and Prince William are said to have served a specialty punch at their 2011 wedding—a blend of vodka, Champagne, and passion fruit.
—Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Turn off the heat and stir in the vodka.
—Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
The sisters created their own dish, the D & D Special, a small shell pasta topped with vodka sauce and peas.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
But prosecco isn’t her only favorite—she and Prince William are said to have served a specialty punch at their 2011 wedding—a blend of vodka, Champagne, and passion fruit.
—Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
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“Vodka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vodka. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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vodka
noun
vod·ka
ˈväd-kə 
: a colorless alcoholic liquor
Etymology
Russian, literally, "little water," from voda "water"
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