beerwort

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noun

Wort prepared by the infusion of malt with water, intended to be converted into beer.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounbeerwort (plural beerworts)

plural beerworts · alternative beer-wort · alternative beer wort

  1. beveragesWort prepared by the infusion of malt with water, intended to be converted into beer.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishberwort
  2. Englishbeerwort

From Middle English berwort, berwurt, equivalent to beer + wort. Cognate with Dutch bierwort (“beerwort”), German Bierwürze (“beerwort”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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