weissbier

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UK/ˈvaɪs.bɪə/US/ˈvaɪs.bɪɚ/

noun

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

Similar
wheat beerwhite beer
OriginGerman Weißbier →
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Meanings

nounweissbier (countable and uncountable, plural weissbiers)

plural weissbiers

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

    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.

    2009 May 27, Florence Fabricant, “From a Revered Chef, a Beer That Behaves Like Wine”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: wheat beer

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
wheat beer

More synonyms by meaning

nouna general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent

Similar
white beerwheat beer
Broader
ale
Also see
wheat beer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanWeißbier
  2. Englishweissbier

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

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Translations

Finnish vehnäolut
  • vehnäolutspecialty beer
Cite this entry
APA

weissbier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weissbier

MLA

“weissbier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weissbier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weissbier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weissbier.

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