lager

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈlɑːɡə/
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/ˈlɑːɡə/ · /ˈlɑɡɚ/

Definition of lager

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
    “The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one.”
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noun

  1. A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
    “The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one.”
  2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of laager.

verb

  1. To store (lager beer) at a low temperature for maturing and clarification.
  2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of laager.

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Etymology

From German Lagerbier (“beer made for storing”), from Lager (“store”). Cognate with native English lair.

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