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pilsener

pilsener is the alternative form of pilsner.

Meaning of pilsner

Noun

pilsner (countable and uncountable, plural pilsners)

  1. A pale, light lager beer.
    Synonyms:
    pils

Noun capitalized: Pilsener

Pilsener (countable and uncountable, plural Pilseners)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of pilsner.
    • He went to a vacant table in the lobby lounge and ordered a tall glass of Pilsener, and sat sipping it, a quiet, inconspicuous figure in a raincoat and a crushed felt hat.1939, Paul Gallico, “Illusion in Prague: How Hiram Holliday Sought a Princess and Found a Man with a False Beard”, in The Adventures of Hiram Holliday, Harmondsworth, Hillingdon; Ringwood, Vic....
    • We wouldn’t say no to a couple of glasses of Pilsener, but that’s all.1995, Gustav Meyrink, translated by Mike Mitchell, “May”, in The Golem, Sawtry, Cambridgeshire: Dedalus Ltd; Riverside, Calif.: Ariadne Press, →ISBN, page 217

Forms of pilsener

pluralpilseners
pluralPilseners

Origin of pilsener

Borrowed from German Pilsener.

From German Pilsener.

Questions about pilsener

What is pilsener the alternative form of?
Pilsener is the alternative form of pilsner.
What part of speech is pilsener?
Pilsener is a noun.
What is the plural of pilsener?
The plural of pilsener is pilseners.

Words near pilsener in the dictionary

  1. pilpulists
  2. Pilrig
  3. pils
  4. Pilsbury
  5. Pilsen
  6. pilsener
  7. pilseners
  8. pilsenite
  9. pilsicainide
  10. Pilsley
  11. pilsner

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