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Meaning of "kaffir beer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KAFFIR BEER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAFFIR BEER

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Kaffir beer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KAFFIR BEER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

kaffir beer

Millet beer

Millet beer, also known as Bantu beer, malwa, kaffir beer, or opaque beer, is an alcoholic beverage made from malted millet. This type of beer is common throughout Africa. Related African drinks include maize beer and sorghum beer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAFFIR BEER

kadi
Kaduna
kae
kaf
kaffeeklatsch
Kaffir
kaffir corn
kaffirboom
kaffiyeh
Kaffraria
Kaffrarian
Kafir
kafir corn
Kafiri
Kafiristan
Kafka
Kafkaesque
kaftan

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAFFIR BEER

Bantu beer
barley beer
beer
bock beer
bottled beer
craft beer
draught beer
ginger beer
guest beer
ice beer
keg beer
light beer
Meyerbeer
near beer
real beer
root beer
small beer
sorghum beer
spruce beer
wheat beer

Synonyms and antonyms of kaffir beer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «kaffir beer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAFFIR BEER

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Translator English - Chinese

君子兰啤酒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cerveza kaffir
570 millions of speakers

English

kaffir beer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काफिर बियर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كافر البيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кафрского пиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kaffir cerveja
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাফির বিয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kaffir bière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bir kaffir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaffernbier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カフィアビール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교도 맥주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaffir bir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bia kaffir
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காஃபிர் பீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केफिर बीयर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaffir birası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

birra kaffir
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kaffir piwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кафрського пиво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kaffir bere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kaffir μπύρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kafierbier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kaffir öl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kaffir beer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kaffir beer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAFFIR BEER»

The term «kaffir beer» is barely ever used and occupies the 210.035 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAFFIR BEER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kaffir beer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAFFIR BEER»

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Handbook of Indigenous Fermented Foods, Second Edition, ...
Patterns of Production and Consumption The art of kaffir beer brewing goes back to prehistoric times. In the villages, kaffir beer is made by the women, and every girl learns to brew kaffir beer before she marries (Platt, 1964; Platt and Webb, ...
Keith Steinkraus, 1995
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A History of Beer and Brewing
Kaffir beer is one of the few indigenous African beers to have been studied scientifically, a consequence of it now being brewed commercially, as well as domestically. Brewing Kaffir beer commercially in South Africa represents one of the few ...
Ian Spencer Hornsey, 2003
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Chemistry and World Food Supplies: The New Frontiers, ...
Kaffir beer is generally made from kaffir corn (Sorghum caffrorum) malt and unmalted kaffir corn meal. Maize or finger millet (Eleusine coracana) may be substituted for pat or all of the kaffir corn depending upon the relative cost ( Schwartz, ...
L. W. Shemilt, 1983
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Handbook of Brewing
In the older literature, this beer is referred to as kaffir beer, more recently it is called African, opaque, or sorghum beer. There are numerous African names for this product which are sometimes used in the literature (Novellie, 1982). The brewing ...
William Hardwick, 1994
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Industrialization of Indigenous Fermented Foods, Revised and ...
The food value and intoxicating fractions of kaffir beer. In: GK Nelson, L Novellie, DH Reader, H Reuning, H Sache, eds. Psychological, Nutritional and Sociological Studies of Kaffir Beer. Pretoria: CSRI, 1964. 160. MBO'Donovan, LNovellie.
Keith Steinkraus, 2004
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Alcohol and Its Role in the Evolution of Human Society
The art of kaffir beer brewing predates written history and, over the years, the drink has assumed great significance in the nutrition of Bantu tribesmen. In the villages, kaffir beer brewing is the domain of women, and every girl learns to brew ...
Ian S. Hornsey, 2012
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Microbial Processes: Promising Technologies for Developing ...
The combination results in hydrolysis of the starch to sugars, which are then fermented to alcohol. An example of the first process is kaffir (sorghum) beer. Kaffir beer is an alcoholic beverage with a pleasantly sour taste and the consistency ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science and Technology for International Development. Panel on Microbial Processes, 1979
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Hidden Struggles in Rural South Africa: Politics & Popular ...
of work for the oppressed', and continued: every day natives are being arrested and sent to gaol for selling Kaffir Beer and for not carrying passes. The IICU is going to abolish this pass business, why should you be chased by the policemen  ...
William Beinart, Colin Bundy, 1987
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Pseudocereals and Less Common Cereals: Grain Properties and ...
Terms such as kaffir beer and bantu beer, which are used in many early references, are today considered as offensive and are no longer used. Figure 2. 1 1 illustrates a number of opaque beer products. The beers are characterized by their ...
Peter S. Belton, John R.N. Taylor, 2002
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Sorghum: Origin, History, Technology, and Production
It should be noted that terms such as kaffir beer and bantu beer, which are used in many early references, are no longer used. The beers are opaque and often quite viscous, due to the presence of semisus- pended starch and other grain ...
C. Wayne Smith, Richard A. Frederiksen, 2000

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAFFIR BEER»

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Africanists are the true socialists
... would like to see Mngxitama where he feels he truly belongs – in a shack in a township, imbibing what the whites used to call “kaffir beer”. «Mail & Guardian Online, Jun 14»

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