Pilsner

[pilz-ner, pils-] /ˈpɪlz nər, ˈpɪls-/

noun, (sometimes lowercase)

a pale, light lager beer.

any lager beer of high quality.

Also called pilsner glass. a tall glass that is tapered to a short stem at the bottom, used especially for beer.

Also, Pilsener

[pil-zuh-ner, -suh-, pilz-ner, pils-] /ˈpɪl zə nər, -sə-, ˈpɪlz nər, ˈpɪls-/ (Show IPA).

Origin

1875-80; < German Pilsener literally, of Pilsen; see -er¹

British Dictionary definitions for Pilsner

Pilsner

/ˈpɪlznə/

noun

a type of pale beer with a strong flavour of hops

Word Origin

named after Pilsen, where it was originally brewed

Word Origin and History for Pilsner

pilsner

type of pale, hoppy lager beer, 1877, after Pilsen, German town in Bohemia (Czech Plzen) where it first was brewed. Now designating a type, not an origin; pilsner from Plzen is Pilsner Urquell, from German Urquell "primary source." The place name is from Old Czech plz "damp, moist." Related: Pils.