Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

federweisser

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fed-er-weiss-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Partially fermented grape must.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Federweisser is not one of the ever newly-emerging, unpronounceable varietals like Frühroter Veltliner, Kerner, […]. It is a beverage rich in history and is made of freshly fermenting grape juice from just-pressed grapes that you can drink during all the stages of fermentation."
"That's why Federweisser, while delicious, is famously dangerous: caps are not screwed tightly to allow the gases to escape, so be careful to keep it upright. What's more, the longer you keep it around, the drunker you'll be: […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Federweißer.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Federweißer

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Federweißer (alternative)

Questions

What does federweisser mean?: Partially fermented grape must.
Where does federweisser come from?: It is traced to German.

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