gorzałka

== Polish == === Alternative forms === gorzołka (Łowicz) === Etymology === From gorzeć (“to burn”) + -ałka. Compare German Branntwein (“brandy, liquor”, literally “burnt wine”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɔˈʐaw.ka/ Rhymes: -awka Syllabification: go‧rzał‧ka Homophone: Gorzałka === Noun === gorzałka f (diminutive gorzałeczka, augmentative gorzała, related adjective gorzałczany) (dated) vodka (any distilled spirit) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: kořalka → Old Ruthenian: горѣлка (horělka) Belarusian: гарэ́лка (harélka) Ukrainian: горілка (horilka) → Russian: горелка (gorelka) === Further reading === “gorzałka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “gorzałka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)