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weissbier en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvaɪs.bɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈvaɪs.bɪɚ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from German Weißbier, probably from weiß (“white”) + Bier (“beer”), but see the lemma.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat.
    • It actually starts as two beers, Mr. Adrià said: a straightforward lager and a German-style weissbier that is seasoned with orange peel, coriander and licorice. 2009 May 27, Florence Fabricant, “From a Revered Chef, a Beer That Behaves Like Wine”, in New York Times:

Forms

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weissbiers Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

wheat beer

Translations (1)

fi vehnäolut (specialty beer)