la·ger (lä g r)n. A type of beer of German origin that contains a relatively small amount of hops and is aged from six weeks to six months to allow sedimentation. Also called lager beer. [German, short for Lagerbier : Lager, storehouse, cellar (from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, bed, lair; see legh- in Indo-European roots) + Bier, beer.] |
lager1
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a light-bodied effervescent beer, fermented in a closed vessel using yeasts that sink to the bottom of the brew Compare ale
[from German Lagerbier beer for storing, from Lager storehouse]
lager2
n
a variant spelling of laager
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| Noun | 1. | lager - a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons bivouac, camp, cantonment, encampment - temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) |
| 2. |  lager - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until Septemberbeer - a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops Munchener, Munich beer - a dark lager produced in Munich since the 10th century; has a distinctive taste of malt bock, bock beer - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring light beer - lager with reduced alcohol content Octoberfest, Oktoberfest - a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored Pilsener, Pilsner - a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen malt liquor, malt - a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer |
Translations
lager [ˈlɑːgəʳ]
lager
n lager [ˈlaːgə]
a light-coloured beer. lager بيرَه خفيفَه лека бира ležák pilsner das Lagerbier ξανθή μπίρα cerveza rubia laagriõlu آبجوی نارس lager bière blonde (de type allemand) בִּירָה לְבָנָה लागर (बीयर), एक प्रकार की हल्की बीयर जो मूलत: जर्मनी में बनती थी svijetlo pivo világos sör bir lageröl birra chiara ラガービール 저장 맥주 šviesusis alus gaišalus bir pils pils jasne piwo cerveja bere blondă (germană) лагер, светлое пиво ležiak svetlo pivo svetlo pivo lageröl, pilsner เบียร์ชนิดหนึ่งมีสีอ่อน açık renli bira 淡色啤酒 світле пиво ہلکے رنگ کی بیئر loại bia nhẹ 淡色啤酒
lager → جعة معتقة ležák pilsner helles Bier μπίρα λάγκερ cerveza rubia lager-olut bière blonde pivo birra chiara ラガー 저장맥주 pilsje pils jasne piwo cerveja lager, tipo de cerveja светлое пиво öl เบียร์สีอ่อนเก็บไว้ในถังบ่ม hafif bira bia nhẹ 淡啤酒
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