gose

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/ɡoʊzə//ɡoʊsə/

noun

A beer brewed since the 16th century, in Goslar and later Leipzig, with malted wheat, salt, and coriander.

OriginGerman Gose →
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Meanings

gose1

noungose (countable and uncountable, plural goses)

plural goses

  1. countableuncountableA beer brewed since the 16th century, in Goslar and later Leipzig, with malted wheat, salt, and coriander.

    I would happily drink beer with a Chicago-style dog. Pilsener, Kölsch or gose would be my choices, but your own favorite style will also make a great combination.

    2022 July 21, Eric Kim, “Welcome to Chicago, Hot Dog Town, U.S.A.”, in The New York Times

Gose2

proper nounGose (plural Goses)

plural Goses

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. GermanGose
  2. Englishgose

From German Gose, the name of the beer, from the name of the river Gose which flows through Goslar and from which its brewers took water to make it.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

gose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gose

MLA

“gose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gose.

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