Dictionary

kefir en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈkiːfə(ɹ)/
• /ˈkɛfə(ɹ)/
• /kəˈfɪə(ɹ)/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кефи́р (kefír); see that entry for more.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.
   • Mason jars are great for making kefirs. 2015, Kristin Merizalde, Holistic Health Basics: 5 Tips For Achieving Better Health, →ISBN:
   • Water kefir grains differ from milk kefir grains and are generally used to make kefirs based on fruit juices or sugared waters. 2015, David Perlmutter, Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain—for Life, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:
   • Commercially made kefirs on the other hand have seen the development of starter cultures that make the whole process more efficient and quicker while also providing longer product shelf lives. 2018, Mark Gibson, “Milk and Dairy”, in Food Science and the Culinary Arts, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 148:

Forms

Deriveds

kefir grain · kefiran

Translations (50)

ar كِيفِير (fermented milk) · fa کفیر (fermented milk) · vep kefir (fermented milk) · ka კეფირი (fermented milk) · hu kefir (fermented milk) · lt kefyras (fermented milk) · ja ケフィア (fermented milk) · xmf ქიფური (fermented milk) · tr kefir (fermented milk) · pt quefir (fermented milk) · sh кефир (fermented milk) · nog кефир (fermented milk) · el κεφίρ (fermented milk) · hy կեֆիր (fermented milk) · sh kefir (fermented milk) · fr kéfir (fermented milk) · cs kefír (fermented milk) · ist kèifîr (fermented milk) · lv kefīrs (fermented milk) · et keefir (fermented milk) · eo kefiro (fermented milk) · sv kefir (fermented milk) · hi केफिर (fermented milk) · fa دوغ کفیر (fermented milk) · vi rượu kêfia (fermented milk) · sl kefir (fermented milk) · de Kefir (fermented milk) · be кефі́р (fermented milk) · th คีเฟอร์ (fermented milk) · bg кефи́р (fermented milk) · it kefir (fermented milk) · es kéfir (fermented milk) · uk кефі́р (fermented milk) · he קפיר (fermented milk) · ru кефи́р (fermented milk) · sq kefiri (fermented milk) · sk kefír (fermented milk) · cmn 克非爾 /克非尔 (fermented milk) · os къӕпы (fermented milk) · fi kefiiri (fermented milk) · pt kefir (fermented milk) · ko 케피르 (fermented milk) · ca quefir (fermented milk) · pl kefir (fermented milk) · da kefir (fermented milk) · et kefiir (fermented milk) · gl kefir (fermented milk) · mk кефи́р (fermented milk) · krc гыпы айран (fermented milk) · xal тарг (fermented milk)

kefir en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of kafir.
   alt of kafir

Forms