kvass

or quass

[ kvahs, kwahs ]

/ kvɑs, kwɑs /

noun

a Russian beer made from fermenting rye or barley and having a dark color and sour taste.

Origin of kvass

First recorded in 1545–55, kvass is from the Russian word kvas

Words nearby kvass

Kuznetsk, Kuznetsk Basin, kV, kVA, Kvaløy, kvass, Kveim antigen, Kveim test, kvell, kvetch, kvetchy

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Example sentences from the Web for kvass

Another cure is Kvass, a slightly alcoholic beverage made by soaking dried rye bread with sugar and yeast.
The Wildest Hangover Cures From Around the World|Nina Strochlic|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He made me sit down at his table, and gave me food, and the kvass he promised.
Fred Markham in Russia|W. H. G. Kingston
Bread, soup, boiled potatoes, and kvass were placed on the table.
The Forged Coupon and Other Stories|Leo Tolstoy
They served, too, a pie with onion and steamed turnip with kvass.
The Schoolmistress and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov

Meanwhile, he became a kvass merchant and exercised this trade for several months.
Contemporary Russian Novelists|Serge Persky
At first he wandered up and down selling beer and kvass—filling the cups of all who wished to drink.
Maxim Gorki|Hans Ostwald

British Dictionary definitions for kvass

kvass

kvas or quass

/ (kvɑːs) /

noun

an alcoholic drink of low strength made in Russia and E Europe from cereals and stale bread

Word Origin for kvass

C16: from Russian kvas; related to Old Slavic kvasĭ yeast, Latin cāseus cheese

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

单词	kvass
释义	kvass or quass [ kvahs, kwahs ] / kvɑs, kwɑs / noun a Russian beer made from fermenting rye or barley and having a dark color and sour taste. Origin of kvass First recorded in 1545–55, kvass is from the Russian word kvas Words nearby kvass Kuznetsk, Kuznetsk Basin, kV, kVA, Kvaløy, kvass, Kveim antigen, Kveim test, kvell, kvetch, kvetchy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kvass Another cure is Kvass, a slightly alcoholic beverage made by soaking dried rye bread with sugar and yeast. The Wildest Hangover Cures From Around the World\|Nina Strochlic\|November 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He made me sit down at his table, and gave me food, and the kvass he promised. Fred Markham in Russia\|W. H. G. Kingston Bread, soup, boiled potatoes, and kvass were placed on the table. The Forged Coupon and Other Stories\|Leo Tolstoy They served, too, a pie with onion and steamed turnip with kvass. The Schoolmistress and Other Stories\|Anton Chekhov Meanwhile, he became a kvass merchant and exercised this trade for several months. Contemporary Russian Novelists\|Serge Persky At first he wandered up and down selling beer and kvass—filling the cups of all who wished to drink. Maxim Gorki\|Hans Ostwald British Dictionary definitions for kvass kvass kvas or quass / (kvɑːs) / noun an alcoholic drink of low strength made in Russia and E Europe from cereals and stale bread Word Origin for kvass C16: from Russian kvas; related to Old Slavic kvasĭ yeast, Latin cāseus cheese 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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