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kombucha

kombucha

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A jelly-like mass of bacteria and yeast that ferments sweetened tea
  • noun
  • /kəmˈbuːtʃə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cultivo de kombucha
  • Hi, I switched to kombucha probiotics, baby, I missed you.
  • kombucha culture

Like, it's like the bacteria colony in a kombucha mother that you put into kombucha.

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Examples

  • -Kombucha.

  • And it's it's what you see in a kombucha mother basically is a giant biofilm.

  • Guys, I think the kombucha ate his brain.

  • What the hell is kombucha?

  • Like, it's like the bacteria colony in a kombucha mother that you put into kombucha.

  • He had a huge thing of like a big, huge glass jar made of kombucha and water, whatever.

  • Forced issues like this kombucha debacle make it even more evident.

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  • At first my kombucha mother sank worryingly to the bottom tip.

  • When things like this (the kombucha story) happen, (like pretty much everything in school nowadays) it is a good time to show the kids how messed up these institutions are.

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  • The kombucha was fizzy and refreshing, perfect for a hot summer day.

Surface Forms

kombucha singular
kombuchas plural

Etymology

Kombucha gets its name from the same Japanese parts kombu and cha ('kelp' and 'tea'), but people also use the word for the jelly-like 'mother' of bacteria and yeast that ferments the tea. So calling the culture kombucha makes sense because it is the thing that creates the drink.