: a colorless liquor of neutral spirits distilled from a mash (as of rye or wheat)
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When severe turbulence heightens her fear of flying, the man sitting beside her offers his thermos, filled with vodka and watermelon juice.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
All of the pastas are made in-house and include spaghetti tossed with crab meat and lobster cream or rigatoni in creamy vodka sauce enlivened with a punch of Calabrian chiles and plenty of garlic.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
All would be well in the world except for our heroine, our goddess, our ICON, Sylvie, is chugging vodka and smoking a cigarette and NOT in a fun way.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
When questioned, Speer admitted to drinking vodka earlier in the day.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
All of the pastas are made in-house and include spaghetti tossed with crab meat and lobster cream or rigatoni in creamy vodka sauce enlivened with a punch of Calabrian chiles and plenty of garlic.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
All would be well in the world except for our heroine, our goddess, our ICON, Sylvie, is chugging vodka and smoking a cigarette and NOT in a fun way.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
When questioned, Speer admitted to drinking vodka earlier in the day.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Vodka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vodka. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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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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