"weissbier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weissbiers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Weißbier, probably from weiß (“white”) + Bier (“beer”), but see the lemma. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Weißbier}} German Weißbier, {{m|de|weiß|t=white}} weiß (“white”), {{m|de|Bier|t=beer}} Bier (“beer”) Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: weissbier Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Beer Synonyms: wheat beer Translations (specialty beer): vehnäolut (Finnish)

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