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Kombucha

kombucha (fermented tea drink)

noun kom-BOO-khah Rare
Food & Drink Drinks

Origin: origin disputed; possibly from Japanese

Usage Note

Kombucha is the slightly sour, fizzy fermented tea produced with a SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). Trendy in Germany as a probiotic health drink. Sold in Bioläden and increasingly in regular supermarkets in fruit flavours.

Examples

"Selbst gebrauter Kombucha ist günstiger als der aus dem Supermarkt."

Natural Translation

Homemade kombucha is cheaper than the kind from the supermarket.

Literal Translation

Self-brewed kombucha is cheaper than the from the supermarket.

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