Pilsner
/ˈpɪlznə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pale, light lager beer. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of pilsner. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"I am an optimist at bottom, with a superficial coating of pessimism, which thaws near a piano, a pretty girl, or a glass of Pilsner."
- 3 a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"I am an optimist at bottom, with a superficial coating of pessimism, which thaws near a piano, a pretty girl, or a glass of Pilsner."
Etymology
From German Pilsner, from Pilsen, the Bohemian city where the beer was first developed.