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kvass

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kvass  (kväs)
n.
A Russian fermented beverage similar to beer, made from rye or barley.
[Russian kvas, from Old Russian kvas.]
kvass, kvas, quass [kvɑːs]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) an alcoholic drink of low strength made in Russia and E Europe from cereals and stale bread
[from Russian kvas; related to Old Slavic kvasĭ yeast, Latin cāseus cheese]
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Noun1.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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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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