Definition of "kumiss" []

• The fermented milk of a mare or camel, used as a beverage by certain peoples of western and central Asia. (noun)

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• "They drink a beverage called kumiss, which is fermented mare's milk."
• "And at some point after that, they started regularly collecting the milk and using it, either to feed motherless children, or to process it into yogurt, kumiss, kefir, and other milk products."
• "As no-one knew the etymology of the old name, Pishpek, they chose a new one, the nearest word phonetically in Kyrgyz: bishkek, which means "kumiss-whisk"."