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kefir
CIDE DICTIONARY
kefir, n.
- An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the northern Caucasus. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A sour fermented milk drink, used in various regions of Asia, made by addition of
Streptococcus orLactobacillus cultures to cow's or goat's milk; it is considered by some as a form of yoghurt. [PJC]
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