kumiss

or kou·mis, kou·miss, kou·myss

[ koo-mis ]

/ ˈku mɪs /

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.

Origin of kumiss

1590–1600; <Russian kumys<Turkic kιmιz

Words nearby kumiss

Kumasi, Kumayri, kumbaloi, Kumbh Mela, kumikumi, kumiss, kumite, kümmel, Kümmell's spondylitis, Kummer, kummerbund

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Example sentences from the Web for kumiss

This was kumiss, a fermented mare's milk which was the wine and water of the steppes.
The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton
And at every halt they passed from hand to hand the skin bag of kumiss.
The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton
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
I asked for kumiss and a pony of Benedictine, as my stone boudoir made me feel rocky, but it has not yet been sent up.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X)|Various

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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单词	kumiss
释义	kumiss or kou·mis, kou·miss, kou·myss [ koo-mis ] / ˈku mɪs / 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. Origin of kumiss 1590–1600; <Russian kumys<Turkic kιmιz Words nearby kumiss Kumasi, Kumayri, kumbaloi, Kumbh Mela, kumikumi, kumiss, kumite, kümmel, Kümmell's spondylitis, Kummer, kummerbund Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kumiss This was kumiss, a fermented mare's milk which was the wine and water of the steppes. The Defiant Agents\|Andre Alice Norton And at every halt they passed from hand to hand the skin bag of kumiss. The Defiant Agents\|Andre Alice Norton 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 I asked for kumiss and a pony of Benedictine, as my stone boudoir made me feel rocky, but it has not yet been sent up. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X)\|Various 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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