词汇 | vodka |
词源 | vodka [E19th] The name of the clear, strong alcoholic spirit claims that it is just ‘water’—it is a diminutive form of Russian voda ‘water’. Travellers to Russia brought the word back to Britain in the early 19th century. See also water. |
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