kumiss
Americannoun
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fermented mare's or camel's milk, used as a beverage by Asian nomads.
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a similar drink prepared from other milk, especially that of the cow, and used for dietetic and medicinal purposes.
noun
Etymology
Origin of kumiss
1590–1600; < Russian kumys < Turkic kιmιz
Example Sentences
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Buttermilk, kumiss, and matzoon are often agreeable and beneficial to the sick; by some, they are more easily digested than whole milk.
From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes
When the refreshing kumiss was served around the evening camp-fire, the dangers of the journey through China were discussed among our hosts with frequent looks of misgiving.
From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Allen, Thomas Gaskell
They gave him tea and kumiss, and had a sheep killed, and gave him mutton to eat.
From What Men Live By and Other Tales by Maude, Aylmer
For a long time I got no better, especially as we had to spend the summer on the Samara steppes in very inconvenient surroundings and living on kumiss, which I could not drink.
From Autobiography of Countess Tolstoy by Tolstoy, Sophie Andreevna
As far as the men were concerned, drinking kumiss and tea, eating mutton, and playing on their pipes, was all they cared about.
From What Men Live By and Other Tales by Maude, Aylmer
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