Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kvass

/kvɑːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: kvass
IPA: /kvɑːs/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruit, honey and herbs.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The station-master coming up asked her whether she was going by train. A boy selling kvas never took his eyes off her."
"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 […]”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian квас (kvas).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: квас

Usage

Inflected Forms

kvasses (plural) kvas (alternative) quass (alternative) quas (alternative)

Rhymes With

class world-class pass ass mass glass grass brass snake in the grass hamas abbas madras

Questions

How do you pronounce kvass?: The recorded pronunciation is /kvɑːs/.
What does kvass mean?: A fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruit, honey and herbs.
Where does kvass come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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