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cassiri

cassiri

9.9
A drink like beer made from fermented cassava juice
  • noun
  • US
: cassiri
  • In the Amazon, locals often brew cassiri for festivals and special gatherings.

Examples

  • She offered visitors a cup of homemade cassiri to welcome them into her home.

  • I love to drink cassiri during festivals.

  • Anthropologists studied the process of making cassiri in the remote village.

  • Have you ever tried cassiri?

  • In the Amazon, locals often brew cassiri for festivals and special gatherings.

  • She offered visitors a cup of homemade cassiri to welcome them into her home.

  • Anthropologists studied the process of making cassiri in the remote village.

Synonyms

kumis
vscassiri
9.9

A fermented alcoholic drink made from a female horse's milk

is made from fermented cassava juice rather than animal milk

Surface Forms

cassiri singular
cassiris plural

Etymology

Cassiri comes from a local South American word for cassava ('a starchy root plant'), the root used to make the drink. So cassiri literally names a drink made from cassava and helps you remember it is a fermented cassava beverage.