quass [kvahs, kwahs] Examples noun
kvass or quass [kvahs, kwahs] noun
- a Russian beer made from fermenting rye or barley and having a dark color and sour taste.
Origin of kvass First recorded in 1545–55, kvass is from the Russian word kvas Examples from the Web for quass Historical Examples of quass
In the middle was the barrel of quass, and by it a slave to serve the drink.
Jack London
I have soiled my belly with quass, and hooch, and ‘Three Star.’
Jack London
The brewing of quass, the daily baking of bread, and perhaps even the vapour-baths, mainly contributed to this.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II
A.E. Nordenskieold
Let me be your servant and slave as before, for I would not give a glass of quass for the freedom we gain, by becoming soldiers.
W.H.G. Kingston
Quass is a native drink, harmless and acid, made with rye and water fermented.
Mary F. Nixon-Roulet
British Dictionary definitions for quass quass noun
- a variant of kvass
kvass kvas or quass noun
- an alcoholic drink of low strength made in Russia and E Europe from cereals and stale bread
Word Origin for kvass C16: from Russian kvas; related to Old Slavic kvasĭ yeast, Latin cāseus cheese Word Origin and History for quass kvass n.
Russian fermented drink made from rye or barley, 1550s, from Russian kvas “leaven,” from Old Church Slavonic kvasu “yeast,” cognate with Latin caseus “cheese” (see cheese (n.1)).