Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

india pale ale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: in-di-a -pale ale
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beer, with a high level of alcohol and hops, traditionally made for export from Britain to India.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This action proceeds most satisfactorily at a temperature of 72° F., and care is taken in the brewing of the finer varieties of beer, such as India pale ale and bitter beer, […]"
"Not bad for an amber or pale ale, but India pale ale, I don't think so. So why does Bass put IPA on the label?"
"Hence, the India pale ale style was born."

Etymology

From India + pale ale, from being the type of beer, an ale with little colouration, shipped from Britain to India, with a higher hops content to prevent spoilage and further fermentation during transit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

India pale ales (plural) IPA (alternative, initialism)

Phrases

double India pale ale imperial India pale ale New England India pale ale West Coast India pale ale

Frequently Paired Words

English pale ale American pale ale

Questions

What does india pale ale mean?: A beer, with a high level of alcohol and hops, traditionally made for export from Britain to India.
Where does india pale ale come from?: From India + pale ale, from being the type of beer, an ale with little colouration, shipped from Britain to India, with a higher hops content to prevent spoilage and further fermentation during transit.

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