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kissel

British  
/ ˈkɪsəl /

noun

  1. a Russian dessert of sweetened fruit purée thickened with arrowroot

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Etymology

Origin of kissel

from Russian kisel

Example Sentences

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The Water King flung himself on the kissel and honey-water, and ate and ate, and drank and drank until he burst!

From Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by Ralston, William Ralston Shedden

Although you are a kissel, but—let it go!

From The Man Who Was Afraid by Bernstein, Herman

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