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kisel

/ˈkiːsəl/

kisel noun: a dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland and Sweden.

kisel: a dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch,...
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Noun

kisel (countable and uncountable, plural kisels)

  1. A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland and Sweden.

Proper noun capitalized: Kisel

Kisel (plural Kisels)

  1. A surname from Belarusian.

Forms of kisel

Noun
pluralkisels
alternative formkissel
Proper noun
pluralKisels
alternative formKisyel

Origin of kisel

From Russian кисе́ль (kisélʹ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kyselь.

From Belarusian Кісель (Kisjelʹ) or Russian Кисель (Kiselʹ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kysělъ.

Words formed from kisel

Words that rhyme with kisel

Questions about kisel

What does kisel mean?
Kisel means a dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland and Sweden.
What part of speech is kisel?
Kisel can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kisel?
Kisel is pronounced /ˈkiːsəl/.
What is the plural of kisel?
The plural of kisel is kisels.

Words near kisel in the dictionary

  1. kisbet
  2. kisbets
  3. Kiscellian
  4. Kise
  5. Kisei Eliyahu
  6. kisel
  7. kisels
  8. Kiser
  9. Kiseri
  10. Kisers
  11. Kises

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