bock beer en · NOUN
Etymology
From German Bockbier, from Bock + Bier (“beer”). The former component is a southern German alteration of Einbeck, a brewery town in Lower Saxony, where the beer originally hails from. The Low German placename suffix -beck (“-brook”) was reinterpreted in southern dialects as the plural of Bock (“buck”).
Meanings
- A strong, dark lager of German origin.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bock beers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
pdt Bockbea (strong, dark lager of German origin) · nl bockbier (strong, dark lager of German origin) · de Bockbier (strong, dark lager of German origin) · nl bokbier (strong, dark lager of German origin)