wort
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English wyrt.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /wə:t/
[edit] Noun
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wort (plural worts)
- liquid extract from the ground malt and grain soaked in hot water, the mash, as one of the steps in making beer
- any of various plants or herbs. The word is usually used in combination to refer to specific plants, e.g. St. John’s wort; however, it may be used on its own as a generic term.
[edit] Translations
liquid extract from the ground malt and grain soaked in hot water, the mash
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from wort
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Noun
wort n.
- wort (unfermented beer)
[edit] German
[edit] Noun
wort n.
- wort (word)

