| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | vod·ka |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v d k |
| NOUN: | An alcoholic liquor originally distilled from fermented wheat mash but now also made from a mash of rye, corn, or potatoes. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Russian, diminutive of voda, water. See wed-1 in Appendix I.
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