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Pil⋅sner

[pilz-ner, pils-]
–noun (sometimes lowercase)
1. a pale, light lager beer.
2. any lager beer of high quality.
3. Also called pilsner glass. a tall glass that is tapered to a short stem at the bottom, used esp. for beer.
Also, Pil⋅sen⋅er [pil-zuh-ner, -suh-, pilz-ner, pils-] .


Origin:
1875–80; < G Pilsener lit., of Pilsen; see -er 1
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pil·sner or Pil·sner   (pĭlz'nər, pĭls'-)   
n.  
  1. A light, golden lager having a strong flavor of hops.

  2. A tall, thin, footed beer glass.


[German Pilsner, Pilsener, of Pilsen (Plzeň), Czech Republic, where the beer was first brewed.]
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Word Origin & History

pilsner 
1877, after Pilsen, Ger. town in Bohemia (Czech Plzen) where it was first brewed. Now designating a type, not an origin; pilsner from Plzen is Pilsner Urquell, from Ger. Urquell "primary source."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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