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zubrowka

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈzubɹəvkə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A dry straw-colored liqueur of vodka flavored with herbs, originally from Poland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bison grass vodka

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish żubrówka (“bison grass”), from żubr (“European bison”) + ówka.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: зубро́ўка (zubrówka) — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Czech: zubrovka — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Esperanto: zubrovko — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Georgian: ზუბროვკა (zubrovḳa) — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Hebrew: זוּבְּרוֹבְקָה (zubróvka) — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Japanese: ズブロッカ (zuburokka) — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Polish: żubrówka — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Russian: зубро́вка (zubróvka) — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Serbo-Croatian: жубро́вка — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Serbo-Croatian: žubróvka — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Slovene: žubrovka — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Ukrainian: зубрі́вка (zubrívka) — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs
  • Uzbek: zubrovka — Polish liqueur of vodka and herbs