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‖ zubrowka, n.
(ʒuˈbrufka, Russ. zuˈbrofkə)
Also zubrovka.
[Pol. żubrówka, Russ. zubrovka, derived forms of Pol. żubr, Russ. zubr European bison. The plant (a member of the cereal family) is said to be a favourite food of the animal. Cf. zubr n.]
Vodka flavoured with the stalks of Hierochloe australis, a central and eastern European species of sweet-grass.
1944W. S. Maugham Razor's Edge v. 193 A tear of zubrovka could do Monsieur no harm. It's well known to be very good for the kidneys. We have just received a consignment from Poland. 1970‘E. Queen’ Last Woman i. 15 That retractable bar..[is] stocked with everything from absinthe to zubrovka. 1990Jazz FM No. 1 (Advt., recto rear cover), Zubrowka owes its specific delicate flavour to bison grass which grows only in the Bialowieza Forest of Eastern Poland. |