Kisel

//ˈkiːsəl// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Belarusian.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Belarusian Кісель (Kisjelʹ) or Russian Кисель (Kiselʹ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kysělъ.

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