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kefir.

A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈfɪə(ɹ)//ˈkiːfə(ɹ)//ˈkɛfə(ɹ)/

  1. A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian кефи́р (kefír); see that entry for more.

noun

  1. Alternative form of kafir.

    alt-of · alternative
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.