boza
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- noun
- When it begins to rise, stir into the boza mixture, cover, and leave to ferment in a warm place for about 8 hours—until the surface bubbles.
Examples
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At the local market, you can find large bottles of boza sold fresh during the hot summer months.
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I found out about Pomodoro from the blog of an academic, Tanya Golash-Boza.
Blog text (24) -
Volume one was ably translated into Spanish by Ana Maria Boza-Arlotti, and the book's accessibility for both Spanish- and English-speaking scholars sets a welcome standard.
Academic text (1997) -
In addition, Silva Ruete appointed Beatriz Boza, a prominent technocrat who had launched many of the neoliberal initiatives of the 1990s, as his chief of cabinet.
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Traditionally, boza is a thick, slightly sour drink made from fermented millet, popular in Eastern Europe.
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To make homemade boza, combine millet, water, and sugar, allowing the mixture to ferment for a few days.
Synonyms
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A slightly fizzy drink made from sweet tea that uses live bacteria and yeast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boza comes from Turkish and Persian words like būza that mean 'millet beer' or 'fermented grain drink'. So, the name simply describes the thick, slightly sour grain drink people still call boza today, much like the word 'beer' names a fermented grain drink.