kumiss
/koo-mis/US // ˈku mɪs //UK // (ˈkuːmɪs) //
锦上添花,锦囊妙计,锦江,锦江区
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : 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.
Examples
They drink a beverage called kumiss, which is fermented mare's milk.
And at every halt they passed from hand to hand the skin bag of kumiss.
This was kumiss, a fermented mare's milk which was the wine and water of the steppes.
It was the women who prepared kumiss, and they also made cheese.
They gave him tea and kumiss, and had a sheep killed, and gave him mutton to eat.
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