Koumiss : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Koumiss	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Koumiss
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
koumiss n an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia Synonym(s): koumiss, kumis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Koumiss \Kou"miss\, n. [Russ. kumys; of Mongolian origin.] An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars from mare's or camel's milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in Europe. [Written also {koumyss}, {kumiss}, {kumish}, and {kumys}.] Koumiss has from time immemorial served the Tartar instead of wine or spirits. --J. H. Newman.