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kymys

kymys is the alternative spelling of koumiss.

Meaning of koumiss

Noun

koumiss (usually uncountable, plural koumisses)

  1. (usually) A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes.
    • [Of a Persian wine] One name for this wine was 黑水晶 "black crystal"; it has also been confused with koumiss.1898, Herbert Allen Giles, A Chinese Biographical Dictionary, page 12

Questions about kymys

What is kymys the alternative spelling of?
Kymys is the alternative spelling of koumiss.

Words near kymys in the dictionary

  1. kymoscope
  2. kymoscopes
  3. kymoscopic
  4. Kymric
  5. Kymry
  6. kymys
  7. kymyz
  8. KYN
  9. Kynaston
  10. Kynastons
  11. kynd

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