prostokvasha

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prostokvasha

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From Russian простоква́ша (prostokváša).

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uncountable 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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@misc{prostokvasha_2026,
  title = {prostokvasha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prostokvasha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}