koumiss

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia

Etymology

Via French koumis, German Kumiss, from Russian кумы́с (kumýs), borrowed from a Turkic source. Compare Tatar кымыз (qımız), Kazakh қымыз (qymyz), Kyrgyz кымыз (kımız), Northern Altai кымыс (kïmïs), Turkish kımız, Azerbaijani qımız.

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Synonyms

kumis

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