lager
pronunciation
How to pronounce lager in British English:
UK [ˈlɑ:gə(r)]
How to pronounce lager in American English:
US [ˈlɑɡɚ]
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- Noun:
- a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
- 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 September
Word Origin
- lager
- lager: [19] Lager is etymologically beer that has been matured by being kept in a ‘store’. English borrowed the term from German lagerbier, a compound based on the noun lager ‘storeroom’ (to which English laager and lair are closely related).=> laager, lair
- lager (n.)
- 1858, American English, short for lager beer (1845), from German Lagerbier "beer brewed for keeping" some months before being drunk, from Lager "storehouse" (see lair) + Bier "beer."
Example
- 1. Each can of ale or lager contains about 150 calories .
- 2. I hear american lager just does not compare .
- 3. Mr. so said he hopes it sparks lager demand beyond the mainstream varieties .
- 4. And , of course , it all ends in rivers of blood and lager .
- 5. The group 's lager revenue on the continent , excluding south africa , is growing by double digits .