ウォッカ

also: ウオッカ · ウオツカ · ウォトカ · ヴォトカ · ウォツカ · ウオトカ · ヴォッカ · ヴォドカ · ヲッカ

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Meanings

vodka

A Russian-origin loanword for vodka, the clear distilled spirit; ウォッカ is the normal modern spelling and is common in cocktail and alcohol contexts.

from Russian

このカクテルはウォッカがベースです。
This cocktail is based on vodka.
ウォッカをトニックで割わって飲のんだ。
I drank vodka mixed with tonic.

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Usage patterns

ウォッカをストレートで飲のむto drink vodka straight (neat)
彼かれはいつもウォッカをストレートで飲のむ。
He always drinks vodka straight.
ウォッカベースの〈物もの〉a vodka-based (cocktail, drink)
このバーではウォッカベースのカクテルが人にん気きだ。
Vodka-based cocktails are popular at this bar.
ウォッカで〈物もの〉を作つくるto make something (a drink) with vodka
ウォッカでオリジナルカクテルを作つくった。
I made an original cocktail with vodka.

Related words

ジン
ウォッカ is a neutral, unflavored spirit, while ジン is a similar distilled spirit flavored with botanicals like juniper.
ウイスキーN3
ウォッカ is typically clear and neutral-tasting, whereas ウイスキー is aged, brown, and has a distinct oak flavor.
焼しょう酎ちゅうN1
ウォッカ is the Russian-style distilled spirit, while 焼酎 is a Japanese distilled liquor made from ingredients like barley or sweet potato.

Don't confuse with

ウォーカー
ウォーカー (walker) and ウォッカ (vodka) look and sound similar in katakana but are completely unrelated in meaning.
ジン
ジン is a juniper-flavored spirit while ウォッカ is a neutral, almost flavorless spirit, though both are common clear liquors used in cocktails.

Written forms

ウォッカUsage38%
Standard modern katakana spelling and the prioritized form.
ウオッカUsage51%
Attested variant using ウオ instead of the small-kana ウォ; less common than ウォッカ.
ウォツカUsage5%
search-only kana form
It is a search-only kana form rather than a normal spelling.
ウオツカUsage3%
Attested variant with full-size オ and ツ; useful for recognizing older or nonstandard-looking spellings.
ウォトカUsage2%
rarely-used kana form
It is a rarely used kana form.
ウオトカUsage1%
search-only kana form
It is a search-only kana form rather than a normal spelling.
ヴォトカUsage1%
rarely-used kana form
It is a rarely used kana form; the ヴ spelling emphasizes a v-like foreign pronunciation.

Etymology

A katakana loanword from Russian, corresponding to vodka; the many listed variants reflect different attempts to represent the foreign pronunciation in Japanese kana.