'Kefir' definitions:
Definition of 'Kefir'
From: GCIDE
- Kefir \Kef"ir\ (k[e^]f"[~e]r), n.
- 1. An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the northern Caucasus. -- {Ke*fir"ic} (k[e^]*f[i^]r"[i^]k), a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. A sour fermented milk drink, used in various regions of Asia, made by addition of Streptococcus or Lactobacillus cultures to cow's or goat's milk; it is considered by some as a form of yoghurt. [PJC]