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KOUMISS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does koumiss mean?
• KOUMISS (noun)
The noun KOUMISS has 1 sense:
1. an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia
Familiarity information: KOUMISS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
koumiss; kumis
Hypernyms ("koumiss" is a kind of...):
alcohol; alcoholic beverage; alcoholic drink; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)
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