Content-Length: 191777 | pFad | http://www.dictionary.com/browse/lager

LAGER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for lager

lager

1

[ lah-ger, law- ]

noun

  1. Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.


verb (used with object)

  1. to age (beer) usually by storing in tanks at just-below freezing temperatures for several weeks or months.

lager

2

[ lah-ger ]

noun

South African.

lager

1

/ ˈlɑːɡə /

noun

  1. a light-bodied effervescent beer, fermented in a closed vessel using yeasts that sink to the bottom of the brew Compare ale
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lager

2

/ ˈlɑːɡə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of laager
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of lager1

1835–45; short for lager beer, half adoption, half translation of German Lagerbier. See lair 1, beer
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of lager1

C19: from German Lagerbier beer for storing, from Lager storehouse
Discover More

Example Sentences

The average price of a pint of draught lager was £4.79 in September, according to the Office for National Statistics.

From BBC

Ideas that appear to have disappeared from the consultation website include putting lager Madrí on tap in all hospitals to "help patient morale", and replacing Streeting as health secretary with a dog.

From BBC

“And then something spicy with a nice crisp lager that will cut through the spice.”

From BBC

Video footage played to the court showed a masked Usher holding a phone in one hand with a can of lager in the other.

From BBC

But not just any beer – it has to be a lager.

From Salon

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


lageniformlagered-up









ApplySandwichStrip

pFad - (p)hone/(F)rame/(a)nonymizer/(d)eclutterfier!      Saves Data!


--- a PPN by Garber Painting Akron. With Image Size Reduction included!

Fetched URL: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/lager

Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy