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lager

Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːɡə/

The English word “lager” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.

verb

  1. To store (lager beer) at a low temperature for maturing and clarification.

Etymology

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

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