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kvass

(kväs)

A Russian fermented beverage similar to beer, made from rye or barley.

[Russian kvas, from Old Russian kvasŭ.]

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kvass

(kvɑːs) ,

kvas

quass

(Brewing) an alcoholic drink of low strength made in Russia and E Europe from cereals and stale bread

[C16: from Russian kvas; related to Old Slavic kvasĭ yeast, Latin cāseus cheese]

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kvass

(kvɑs, kwɑs)

n.

a Russian drink with a low alcoholic content made from fermented cereal or bread.

[1545–55; < Russian kvas]

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kvass - fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley

brew, brewage - drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

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He also brought a bottle of kvass, taken from the kitchen for them to try.

But as the captain had the wine they had taken while passing through Moscow, he left the kvass to Morel and applied himself to the bottle of Bordeaux.

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