Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A top-fermented beer brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley.

    Weißbier, Weizenbier

More definitions
  • a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent

Examples

2 sentences
  1. A typical Bavarian breakfast consists of white sausage, wheat beer and pretzels.

    ruТипичный баварский завтрак состоит из белых колбасок, пшеничного пива и брецелей. — Karok

    deEin typisch bayerisches Frühstück besteht aus Weißwurst, Weißbier und Brezeln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. "Is this a white beer or a wheat beer?" "I'm not sure. My German is not good enough."

    de„Ist das ein Weißbier oder ein Weizenbier?“ – „Ich bin mir nicht sicher. Dafür reicht mein Deutsch nicht aus.“ — brauchinet

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
beer with a large proportion of wheat:

Forms

plural: wheat beers
Singularwheat beer
Pluralwheat beers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent:Weissbierwhite beer

See also

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