bière
French
Etymology 1
From Middle French biere, from late Old French biere, borrowed from Middle Dutch bier, bēr (“beer”), from Old Dutch *bier, from Frankish *bior (compare Old Saxon bior, Old High German bior), all from Proto-Germanic *beuzą. Akin to Old English bēor (“beer”). More at beer.
Derived terms
- bière à la pression (“draught beer”)
- bière blonde
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old French biere, from Proto-Germanic *bērō; cognate with German Bahre and English bier.
Noun
bière f (plural bières)
Anagrams
Further reading
- “bière” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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