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kefyr

kefyr is the alternative form of kefir.

Meaning of kefir

Noun

kefir (usually uncountable, plural kefirs)

  1. (usually) A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.
    • Water kefir grains differ from milk kefir grains and are generally used to make kefirs based on fruit juices or sugared waters.2015, David Perlmutter, Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain—for Life, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN

Forms of kefyr

pluralkefyrs

Questions about kefyr

What is kefyr the alternative form of?
Kefyr is the alternative form of kefir.

Words near kefyr in the dictionary

  1. Keftian
  2. Keftians
  3. Keftiu
  4. kefuffle
  5. kefuffles
  6. kefyr
  7. kefyrs
  8. keg
  9. keg beer
  10. keg beers
  11. keg parties

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