lager
Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːɡɛr/
“lager” is a Swedish word. Its 8 meanings in English:
noun
- a store, a warehouse (a place where things are stored, for example before they are moved out to the sales area in a shop)
- a supply, stock (the things in a store)
- a layer (a single thickness of some material covering a surface)
- a stratum (one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another)
- a bearing (a mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction, especially between rotating parts)
- laurel
- a crown of laurel, an academic merit
- lager (a type of beer)
Etymology
German Lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Proto-West Germanic *legr. Doublet of läger (“place to sleep”).
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