kumiss
or kou·mis, kou·miss, kou·myss
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.
Origin of kumiss
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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 SheaAnd at every halt they passed from hand to hand the skin bag of kumiss.
The Defiant Agents | Andre Alice NortonThis was kumiss, a fermented mare's milk which was the wine and water of the steppes.
The Defiant Agents | Andre Alice NortonIt was the women who prepared kumiss, and they also made cheese.
What Men Live By and Other Tales | Leo TolstoyThey 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
koumiss, koumis or koumyss
/ (ˈkuːmɪs) /
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
Origin of kumiss
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