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Pilsener

Pilsener

6.5
A pale golden beer with a strong hop taste from Pilsen
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪlzənər/
  • US
translation icon : pilsener
  • a Pilsener glass

Examples

  • "When he had the tall Pilsener in front of him, he lifted it to eye level and considered it."

    Fiction book (1999)

  • He enjoyed a refreshing Pilsener while relaxing on the patio during the summer evening.

  • The Pilsener served at the local brewery had a perfect balance of bitterness and sweetness.

  • She chose a Pilsener to pair with her meal, appreciating its crisp taste and hoppy aroma.

Synonyms

lager
vsPilsener
18 2.3

A pale, light beer often served cold

is a more strongly hopped, golden subtype within that cold fermented category
pilsner
vsPilsener
5 6.7

A light golden lager beer with a strong bitter taste

shares identical meaning and origin but is spelled differently
lager beer
vsPilsener
1 1.6

A beer with a clean, crisp taste usually served cold

is a specific pale golden and strongly hopped example of that beer type

Surface Forms

Pilsener singular
Pilseners plural

Morphology

Pilsener = Pilsen (semi-transparent) = Pilsen + er

Formally derived from the place name 'Pilsen' plus the product/origin suffix '-er', but the specific meaning 'a pale lager' requires cultural knowledge of the beer style.

Etymology

Pilsener comes from the town Pilsen in what is now the Czech Republic, and the ending -er means 'from', just like New Yorker shows someone from New York. So Pilsener became the name for the pale, golden lager first brewed there.