vodka
意味
- ウォッカ(無色透明で穀物やじゃがいもから作るロシアの火酒)
例文
Tom drank a lot of vodka on his trip to Russia.
トムはロシア旅行中にウォッカをたくさん飲んだ。
They gave him a glass of orange juice mixed with vodka.
彼らはウォッカをまぜたオレンジジュースのグラスを彼に与えた。
They gave him a glass of orange juice laced with vodka.
彼らはウォッカをまぜたオレンジジュースのグラスを彼に与えた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Borrowed 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.