Kefir

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]