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weissbier

Syllables: weiss·bier/ˈvaɪs.bɪə/US/ˈvaɪs.bɪɚ/

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

Noun

weissbier (countable and uncountable, plural weissbiers)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    wheat beer

Synonyms of weissbier

Forms of weissbier

pluralweissbiers

Origin of weissbier

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

Questions about weissbier

What does weissbier mean?
Weissbier means a Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat.
What part of speech is weissbier?
Weissbier is a noun.
How do you pronounce weissbier?
Weissbier is pronounced /ˈvaɪs.bɪə/ (UK).
What is the plural of weissbier?
The plural of weissbier is weissbiers.

Words near weissbier in the dictionary

  1. weiss beer
  2. weiss beers
  3. Weiss-Cook reaction
  4. Weissbad
  5. weissbergite
  6. weissbier
  7. weissbiers
  8. weissburgunder
  9. weissburgunders
  10. Weisse
  11. Weisselberg

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