lambic

Meanings

nounlambic (plural lambics)

A midstrength, traditional Belgian and Flemish sour beer of spontaneous fermentation.
Wooden casks serve a special role in the maturation of lambic by allowing a little oxygen to slowly contact the beer.
1990, Jean Guinard, Lambic, Brewers Publications, →ISBN

Origin

Ancient Greekἄμβιξ (ámbix)
Arabicالْإِنْبِيق (al-ʔinbīq)
Medieval Latinalembīcum
Old Frenchalambic
Frenchalambic
Frenchlambic
Englishlambic

Borrowed from French lambic, from Belgian Dutch lambiek, from French alambic, from Old French alambic, from Medieval Latin alembīcum, from Arabic الْإِنْبِيق (al-ʔinbīq), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix). Doublet of alembic and ambix.

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Translations

Catalan làmbic

làmbictraditional Belgian beer

Chinese Mandarin 朗比克

朗比克traditional Belgian beer

Dutch lambiek

lambiektraditional Belgian beer

Finnish lambic, lambic-olut

lambictraditional Belgian beer
lambic-oluttraditional Belgian beer

French lambic

lambictraditional Belgian beer

German Lambic, Lambiek

Lambictraditional Belgian beer
Lambiektraditional Belgian beer

Japanese ランビック

ランビックtraditional Belgian beer

Korean 람빅

람빅 (rambik)traditional Belgian beer

Russian ламби́к

ламби́к (lambík)traditional Belgian beer

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lambic

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Anagrams

cimbal

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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