The story
- Ukrainian · borrowed fromгорі́лка“vodka”
- English todayhorilka
From Ukrainian горі́лка (horílka, “vodka”). Compare Belarusian гарэ́лка (harélka), South Russian горе́лка (gorélka).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Ukrainian distilled spirit, sometimes flavoured with hot peppers. Full definition →
From Ukrainian горі́лка (horílka, “vodka”). Compare Belarusian гарэ́лка (harélka), South Russian горе́лка (gorélka).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.