What does "weissbier" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "weissbier"?

Common synonyms include: wheat beer, lager, wheat beer, white beer.

Weissbier

//ˈvaɪs.bɪə// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A Bavarian specialty beer in which a significant proportion of malted barley is replaced with malted wheat. countable, uncountable
"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."
2
a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent wordnet

Synonyms

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wheat beer lager wheat beer white beer

Example

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"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."

Etymology

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

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