kumiss

American  

[koo-mis] / ˈku mɪs /

Or koumis,

noun

1. fermented mare's or camel's milk, used as a beverage by Asian nomads.

2. a similar drink prepared from other milk, especially that of the cow, and used for dietetic and medicinal purposes.

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kumiss British  

/ ˈkuːmɪs /

noun

1. a drink made from fermented mare's or other milk, drunk by certain Asian tribes, esp in Russia or used for dietetic and medicinal purposes

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Etymology

Origin of kumiss

1590–1600; < Russian kumys < Turkic kιmιz

Example Sentences

Diet.—Milk mainly, broths, gruels, albumen water, oyster or clam broth, milk toast, buttermilk, kumiss.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

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

Ignatius Donnelly took a powerful dose of kumiss, and under its maddening influence sought to solve the great problem which threatened to engulf the national surplus.

From Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) by Nye, Bill

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

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