weissbier

See also: Weißbier

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪs.bɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪs.bɪɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: weiss‧bier

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.
   • 2009 May 27, Florence Fabricant, “From a Revered Chef, a Beer That Behaves Like Wine”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

Synonyms

• wheat beer

Translations

specialty beer

• Finnish: vehnäolut (fi)