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gruit

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Borrowed from Dutch gruit. Doublet of grit.

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Noun

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gruit (countable and uncountable, plural gruits)

  1. (brewing) An herbal mixture, used in the flavouring of beer, that preceded the use of hops.
  2. (colloquial) Any beer made with such a mixture.
    Synonym: gruitbeer

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch grute, from Old Dutch grūt, ultimately from the root of grut.

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  • IPA(key): /ɣrœy̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: gruit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

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gruit f (uncountable)

  1. gruit, a herb mixture used for flavouring and bittering beer widely used in the Low Countries before hops came into use
  2. (obsolete, historical) the right to sell gruit to breweries
    Synonym: gruitrecht

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  • → English: gruit
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