prostokvasha

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Etymology

From Russian простоква́ша (prostokváša).

Noun

prostokvasha

prostokvasha (uncountable)

  1. A thick soured milk product, similar to unsweetened yogurt but less sour, or kefir but thicker. In Russia or other former USSR republics, commercial and home-made prostokvasha comes in different varieties: "varenets" (варене́ц), "ryazhenka" (ря́женка), katyk/qatıq (каты́к), etc.

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