Hefeweizen

or he·fe·wei·zen

[ hef-uh-vahy-suhn, -vahy-tzuhn ]

noun

1. a German-style malted wheat beer with a cloudy, pale appearance and with fruit and clove aroma and taste.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hefeweizen¹

First recorded in 1990–95; from German, equivalent to Hefe “yeast” + Weizen wheat ( def ) + Bier beer ( def )