Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kisel

/ˈkiːsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kisel
IPA
/ˈkiːsəl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland and Sweden.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Belarusian.

Etymology

From Russian кисе́ль (kisélʹ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kyselь.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: кисе́ль, *kyselь, Кісель, Кисель, *kysělъ

Usage

Inflected Forms

kisels (plural) kissel (alternative) Kisyel (alternative)

Phrases

the seventh water after kissel rote Grütze

Frequently Paired Words

rote Grütze rødgrød

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce kisel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiːsəl/.
What does kisel mean?
A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland and Sweden.
Where does kisel come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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