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feminine

/vɔd.ka/

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Translation

vodka

Word origin

From Russian vodka, a diminutive of voda ('water'), so literally 'little water'. English took the word from Russian in the nineteenth century.

Origin: Russian
Root: voda
English cognates: vodka

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralvodkas

Examples

He drinks his vodka without ice.

A bottle of vodka was left on the table.

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She does not like the taste of vodka.

Russie.

Vodka comes from Russia.

au .

They ordered two vodkas at the bar.

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This word is part of lesson 58.