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lambic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌlɑmˈbiːk/ gallicized
• /ˈlæm.bɪk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix)bor. Arabic الْإِنْبِيق (al-ʔinbīq)der. Medieval Latin alembīcum Old French alambic French alambicder. Belgian Dutch lambiekder. French lambicbor. English lambic Borrowed from French lambic, from Belgian Dutch lambiek, from French alambic, from Old French alambic, from Medieval Latin alembīcum, from Arabic الْإِنْبِيق (al-ʔinbīq), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix). Doublet of alembic and ambix.

Meanings

1. A midstrength, traditional Belgian and Flemish sour beer of spontaneous fermentation.
   • Wooden casks serve a special role in the maturation of lambic by allowing a little oxygen to slowly contact the beer. 1990, Jean Guinard, Lambic, Brewers Publications, →ISBN:

Forms

Translations (12)

de Lambic (traditional Belgian beer) · nl lambiek (traditional Belgian beer) · ko 람빅 (traditional Belgian beer) · fi lambic-olut (traditional Belgian beer) · cmn 朗比克 (traditional Belgian beer) · ja ランビック (traditional Belgian beer) · fr lambic (traditional Belgian beer) · ka ლამბიკი (traditional Belgian beer) · ca làmbic (traditional Belgian beer) · de Lambiek (traditional Belgian beer) · fi lambic (traditional Belgian beer) · ru ламби́к (traditional Belgian beer)