WORT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Wort

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English wyrt, of Germanic origin; related to root

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: wəːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

used in names of plants and herbs, especially those used formerly as food or medicinally, e.g. butterwort, lungwort, woundwort.

Short Definition:

used in names of plants and herbs

Definition:

the sweet infusion of ground malt or other grain before fermentation, used to produce beer and distilled malt liquors

Short Definition:

sweet infusion of ground malt or other grain before fermentation

Examples:
  • yeast is added to the wort

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