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

They drink a beverage called kumiss, which is fermented mare's milk.

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

Some patients will take whey, buttermilk, kumiss, when ordinary milk is distasteful.

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

Gruels, albumen water, kumiss, buttermilk and oyster broth may be allowed.

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

This was kumiss, a fermented mare's milk which was the wine and water of the steppes.

From The Defiant Agents by Norton, Andre

You may put out some kumiss and biscuit for me.”

From A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays by Cather, Willa Sibert