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🥛 A sour milk drink 😵 Mild intoxication 🎶 Pleasant relaxation
kef

kef

9.5
A slightly sour milk drink made by fermenting milk with bacteria and yeast
  • noun
  • /kɛf/
translation icon : kéfir
  • She drank a tall glass of chilled kef with honey and toast for breakfast.

Examples

  • Many people enjoy kef for its refreshing taste and probiotic benefits.

  • In some cultures, kef is served as a traditional drink during family meals.

  • I enjoy drinking kef in the morning.

  • Have you ever tried kef with honey?

  • Many people enjoy kef for its refreshing taste and probiotic benefits.

  • In some cultures, kef is served as a traditional drink during family meals.

  • She drank a tall glass of chilled kef with honey and toast for breakfast.

Synonyms

kefir
vskef
1 6.7

A sour drink made by fermenting milk or water with small grains that contain live bacteria and yeast

is made only from milk not from water

How Sour

buttermilk
25 2.5
kef
9.5
yogurt
  • US
176 1.0

Surface Forms

kef singular
kefs plural

Etymology

Kef for the slightly sour, fermented milk drink comes from the same name kefir, which in turn comes from Turkish keyif and Arabic kayf, words for 'pleasure' or 'good feeling', because people long ago said the drink made them feel well and happy.