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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A soured and curdled milk used by the peasants of Bulgaria. It is prepared by the addition to boiled milk (or milk heated to about 180° F. and partly evaporated) of a leaven called ‘maya,’ which contains a powerful lactic ferment.

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