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kvass
English
Alternative forms
- kvas
- quas
- quass
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ???? (kvas).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kv??s/
Noun
kvass (countable and uncountable, plural kvasses)
- A type of traditional fermented Russian beverage with little or no alcohol, made from bread, often flavored with fruit.
- 1966, Bernard Malamud, The Fixer, Chapter 2,
- She […] talked constantly, mostly of her childhood, the young ladies’ school she had attended, and the pleasures of Kiev in the summertime.
- “Days are long and hot, but nights are languorous and starlit. People refresh themselves in their flower gardens and some walk in the parks, drink kvass and lemonade, and listen to the symphonies […] ”
- 1966, Bernard Malamud, The Fixer, Chapter 2,
Translations
Further reading
- kvass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kvas/, [k??s]
Etymology 1
From Russian ???? (kvas).
Noun
kvass m (definite singular kvassen, indefinite plural kvasser, definite plural kvassene)
- (beverage) kvass
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hvass.
Alternative forms
- hvass
Adjective
kvass (neuter singular kvast, definite singular and plural kvasse, comparative kvassere, indefinite superlative kvassest, definite superlative kvasseste)
- sharp
- Pass på, den kniven kan være kvass.
- Watch out, that knife could be sharp.
- Pass på, den kniven kan være kvass.
- sharp, clever, witty
- Han er en kvass gutt.
- He is a sharp boy.
- Han er en kvass gutt.
- sharp, abrupt, acute
- De hørte et kvast skrik.
- They heard a sharp scream.
- De hørte et kvast skrik.
Synonyms
- skarp
- spiss
References
“kvass” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??s?/
Etymology 1
From Russian ???? (kvas).
Noun
kvass m (definite singular kvassen, indefinite plural kvassar, definite plural kvassane)
- (beverage) kvass
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hvass
Adjective
kvass (neuter singular kvast, definite singular and plural kvasse, comparative kvassare, indefinite superlative kvassast, definite superlative kvassaste)
- sharp
- sharp, clever, witty
- sharp, abrupt, acute
Synonyms
- skarp
- spiss
References
“kvass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
kvass From the web:
kavass
English
Alternative forms
- cavass
Etymology
From Turkish kavass.
Noun
kavass (plural kavasses)
- A Turkish armed policeman or courier
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