English Explanatory Dictionary

weissbier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat.

Pronunciation

/ˈvaɪs.bɪə/ /ˈvaɪs.bɪɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weissbier.wav

Word forms

weissbier weissbiers

Etymology

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

Synonyms

wheat beer
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