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quass

quass
Q q

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kvahs, kwahs]
    • /kvɑs, kwɑs/
    • /kwˈas/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kvahs, kwahs]
    • /kvɑs, kwɑs/

Definitions of quass word

  • noun quass a Russian beer made from fermenting rye or barley and having a dark color and sour taste. 1
  • noun quass kvass 0

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Origin of quass

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55, kvass is from the Russian word kvas

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Parts of speech for Quass

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

quass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

quass usage trend in Literature

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