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lambic

Syllables: lam·bic/ˌlɑmˈbiːk/US/ˈlæm.bɪk/

lambic noun: a midstrength, traditional Belgian and Flemish sour beer of spontaneous fermentation.

Noun

lambic (plural lambics)

  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

lambic meaning in Tamil

lambic in Tamil

ஈரசைச்சீர் யாப்பு

Forms of lambic

plurallambics

Origin of 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.

Words that rhyme with lambic

Questions about lambic

What does lambic mean?
Lambic means a midstrength, traditional Belgian and Flemish sour beer of spontaneous fermentation.
What is lambic in Tamil?
Lambic in Tamil is ஈரசைச்சீர் யாப்பு. See Lambic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lambic?
Lambic is a noun.
How do you pronounce lambic?
Lambic is pronounced /ˈlæm.bɪk/ (US).
What is the plural of lambic?
The plural of lambic is lambics.

Words near lambic in the dictionary

  1. lambfolds
  2. lambhood
  3. Lambian
  4. Lambiase
  5. Lambiases
  6. lambic
  7. lambics
  8. lambie
  9. lambience
  10. lambier
  11. lambies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lambic (page history and authors); lambic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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