witbier

[ wit-beer ]

/ ˈwɪtˌbɪər /

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noun

a Belgian-style unmalted wheat beer with a hazy, pale appearance, spiced with coriander and orange peel.

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Also called bière blanche [beer-blahnch; French byer-blahnsh] /ˈbɪər ˌblɑntʃ; French byɛʀ ˈblɑ̃ʃ/ .

Origin of witbier

First recorded in 1990–95; from Dutch; literally “white beer”; see origin at white, beer