wort

noun/wɜrt/

Frequency rank: #14,693 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the liquid extracted from malted grain during the brewing process, before fermentation turns it into beer.

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Example sentence

The brewer carefully stirred the wort before adding the yeast to begin fermentation.

Synonyms & related words

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