"lambic" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lɒ̃bik/, /ˈlæmbɪk/ Forms: lambics [plural]
Etymology: First attested as allambique; probably (via Belgian Dutch lambiek) from French alambic (“alembic”). Doublet of alembic and ambix. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl-BE|lambiek}} Belgian Dutch lambiek, {{bor|en|fr|alambic|t=alembic}} French alambic (“alembic”), {{dbt|en|alembic|ambix}} Doublet of alembic and ambix Head templates: {{en-noun}} lambic (plural lambics)
  1. A mid-strength traditional Belgian/Flemish sour beer of spontaneous fermentation. Categories (topical): Beer Translations (traditional Belgian beer): lambiek [masculine] (Dutch), lambic (Finnish), lambic-olut (Finnish), ламби́к (lambík) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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