pilsner

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  • Noun:
    a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen

Word Origin

pilsner (n.)
type of pale, hoppy lager beer, 1877, after Pilsen, German town in Bohemia (Czech Plzen) where it first was brewed. Now designating a type, not an origin; pilsner from Plzen is Pilsner Urquell, from German Urquell "primary source." The place name is from Old Czech plz "damp, moist." Related: Pils.

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