zubrowkahttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zubrowka_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezubrowka, n.
First published 1993; not fully revised

zubrowkanoun

  1. 1916–
    Vodka flavoured with the aromatic, sweet-smelling stalks of either of two grasses of the genus Anthoxanthum (see bison grass n. 2).
    A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
    1. 1916
      ‘What shall it be?’ I queried, as we stood at the zakouski table. ‘Vodka or zubrovka?’
      M. C. Lethbridge, Russ. Chaps 99
    2. 1944
      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.
      W. S. Maugham, Razor's Edge v. 193
    3. 1970
      That retractable bar..[is] stocked with everything from absinthe to zubrovka.
      ‘E. Queen’, Last Woman i. 15
    4. 1990
      Zubrowka owes its specific delicate flavour to bison grass which grows only in the Bialowieza Forest of Eastern Poland.
      Jazz FM No. 1. (advertisement) (recto rear cover)
    drink

zubrowka, n. was first published in 1993; not fully revised.

zubrowka, n. was last modified in March 2025.