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

He also decided not to tell Lorenzo that in private Baibars enjoyed the Tartar drink kumiss, made from the fermented milk of mares.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert

The mares were milked, and from the milk kumiss was made.

From What Men Live By and Other Tales by Maude, Aylmer

Their universal kumiss, corresponding to the Turkish yaourt, or coagulated milk, and other forms of lacteal dishes, sometimes mixed with meal, form the chief diet of the poor.

From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Allen, Thomas Gaskell

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

A light diet such as bread, milk, eggs, nourishing soups, kumiss and a little fresh fish, broiled steak, etc., may be used.

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