kombucha

[kawm-boo-chah, kuhm-boo-chuh]

noun

1. a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage made by adding a live culture of yeast and bacteria to sweetened tea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kombucha¹

First recorded in 1900–05; probably an English misapplication or misunderstanding of Japanese kombu “seaweed” + cha “tea”

Example Sentences

There was a radical traveling nurse who had brought home-brewed kombucha, a college-age activist who didn’t want to be photographed for op-sec reasons, and three white Baby Boomers from local refugee and immigrant aid groups.

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I’m an avid gardener who has dusted my plants with compost and brewed her own kombucha.

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Lower-priced wines are doing particularly badly as young adults favor craft beers, seltzers, kombucha, ciders and other flavored beverages with little or no alcohol.

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A show like “Apple Cider Vinegar,” based on “The Woman Who Fooled the World,” by the journalists who eventually punctured Gibson’s illusion, gives us a close-up of how this particular flavor of con artist kombucha was brewed.

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It's even behind kombucha and sourdough bread.

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