Main Entry:

beer

Pronunciation:

\ˈbir\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English ber, from Old English bēor; akin to Old High German bior beer

Date:

before 12th century

1 : an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation 2 : a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented slightly alcoholic beverage with flavoring from roots or other plant parts <birch beer> 3 : fermented mash 4 : a drink of beer