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Pils

British  
/ pɪls, pɪlz /

noun

  1. a type of lager-like beer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Pils

C20: abbrev. of Pilsner


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Sierra Nevada, which introduced its small-can Pils brew last fall, quickly found that it was a strong seller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Eva Pils, a law professor at King’s College London, said guilty pleas would allow China to argue that the “wrongdoers” had seen the error of their ways.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2023

Cindy Le, the operations director at Almanac Beer Co. in Alameda, had customers lining up for her Black Magic IPA and Peaceful Pils this spring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

So will the sport’s Dutch pep band, Kleintje Pils, which has a tradition of creating a party atmosphere at the Olympic oval.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2022

He succeeded Isidore Pils as member of the Institute, 8th of January 1876.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

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