Gebräu

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gebriu, gebriuwe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbʁɔɪ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Ge‧bräu

Noun

Gebräu n (strong, genitive Gebräues or Gebräus, plural Gebräue)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) brewage
    • 2021 January 8, Dorothea Hahn, “US-Linker über Sturm aufs Kapitol: „Seit Frühling vor einem Putsch gewarnt“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Diese Leute haben kein sonderbares Gebräu getrunken oder Methamphetamin geraucht.
      These people haven't drunk any strange brewage, nor have they smoked methamphetamine.
  2. (especially) beer
    Synonym: Bier
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 317:
      »Es ist nicht gerade Hofbräu, Herr Permaneder, aber immerhin genießbarer, als unser einheimisches Gebräu.« Und der Konsul schenkte ihm von dem braun schäumenden Porter ein, den er selbst um diese Zeit zu trinken pflegte.
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  3. (figurative) hodgepodge, mixture
    • 2019 February 3, Florian Marten, “Die Politik von Johannes Kahrs: Herrscher über Hamburgs Mitte”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Hinter dieser Bewegung steckt ein Gebräu aus radikalen AbtreibungsgegnerInnen, christlichen FundamentalistInnen und Rechten bis Rechtsex­tremen.
      Behind this movement is a salmagundi of radical anti-abortionists, Christian fundamentalists and right ones to right-wing extremists.

Usage notes

  • The term sometimes has a slight dubitative ring to it, questioning what unknown substances are therein and whether it is healthy to consume.

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