weissbier
weiss·bier
weissbier · weissbiers
A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is…A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat.
UK/ˈvaɪs.bɪə/US/ˈvaɪs.bɪɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat.
More definitions
- a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent
Origin
Borrowed from German Weißbier, probably from weiß (“white”) + Bier (“beer”), but see the lBorrowed from German Weißbier, probably from weiß (“white”) + Bier (“beer”), but see the lemma.
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Forms
plural: weissbiers| Singular | weissbier |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent:white beerwheat beer
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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