wort
pronunciation
How to pronounce wort in British English:
UK [wɜ:t]
How to pronounce wort in American English:
US [wɜt]
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- Noun:
- usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'
- unfermented or fermenting malt
Word Origin
- wort (n.)
- "a plant," Old English wyrt "root, herb, vegetable, plant, spice," from Proto-Germanic *wurtiz (cognates: Old Saxon wurt, Old Norse, Danish urt, Old High German wurz "plant, herb," German Wurz, Gothic waurts, Old Norse rot "root"), from PIE root *wrad- "twig, root" (see radish). St. John's wort attested from 15c.
Example
- 1. They boil wort for up to three hours .
- 2. Because she wort sell the farm ? It 's crazy !
- 3. Herb pharm , st. john 's wort , alcohol-free , 1 fl oz ( 29.6 ml )
- 4. They cool off wort before fermentation .
- 5. This is where they boil wort adding hops .