Meanings
plural horilkas · alternative gorilka · alternative ghorilka
- countableuncountableUkrainian distilled spirit, sometimes flavoured with hot peppers.
In return for a glass of horilka he took us to the other end of the village, showed us an empty hut, and introduced us to its owner.
1931, Ekaterina Konstantinovna Breshko-Breshkovskaia, Lincoln Hutchinson ed., Hidden Springs of the Russian Revolution: Personal Memoirs of Katerina Breshkovskaia, Stanford University Press, page 32Synonyms: brandy, corn-brandy, vodka, whisky, whiskey
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ukrainianгорі́лка“vodka”
- Englishhorilka
From Ukrainian горі́лка (horílka, “vodka”). Compare Belarusian гарэ́лка (harélka), South Russian горе́лка (gorélka).
More words from Ukrainian
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Esperanto horilko
- horilkoUkrainian vodka
Russian горе́лка, во́дка
- горе́лка (gorélka)Ukrainian vodka
- во́дка (vódka)Ukrainian vodka
Ukrainian горі́лка
- горі́лка (horílka)Ukrainian vodka
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Cite this entry
horilka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horilka
“horilka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horilka. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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