kumiss

or kou·mis, kou·miss, kou·myss

[ koo-mis ]

/ ˈku mɪs /

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noun

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

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

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Origin of kumiss

1590–1600; <Russian kumys<Turkic kιmιz

Words nearby kumiss

Kumasi, Kumayri, kumbaloi, Kumbh Mela, kumikumi, kumiss, kumite, kümmel, Kummer, kummerbund, Kummerspeck

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How to use kumiss in a sentence

They drink a beverage called kumiss, which is fermented mare's milk.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel|Robert Shea
And at every halt they passed from hand to hand the skin bag of kumiss.
The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton
This was kumiss, a fermented mare's milk which was the wine and water of the steppes.
The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton
It was the women who prepared kumiss, and they also made cheese.
What Men Live By and Other Tales|Leo Tolstoy

They gave him tea and kumiss, and had a sheep killed, and gave him mutton to eat.
What Men Live By and Other Tales|Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for kumiss

kumiss

koumiss, koumis or koumyss

/ (ˈkuːmɪs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for kumiss

C17: from Russian kumys, from Kazan Tatar kumyz

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