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kahm

kahm noun: yeast which tends to form on fermented foods, such as sauerkraut.

Noun

kahm (plural kahms)

  1. Yeast which tends to form on fermented foods, such as sauerkraut.

Forms of kahm

pluralkahms

Origin of kahm

From German Kahm, from Middle High German kan, from Vulgar Latin cana, from Latin cānus (“gray”).

Questions about kahm

What does kahm mean?
Kahm means yeast which tends to form on fermented foods, such as sauerkraut.
What part of speech is kahm?
Kahm is a noun.
What is the plural of kahm?
The plural of kahm is kahms.

Words near kahm in the dictionary

  1. Kahls
  2. Kahlua
  3. Kahluas
  4. Kahlúa
  5. Kahlúas
  6. kahm
  7. kahms
  8. Kahn
  9. Kahnawake
  10. Kahnian
  11. Kahnpur

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