stout
noun/staʊt/
/staʊt/
[uncountable, countable]- strong dark beer made with malt or barleyWord OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French dialect, of West Germanic origin; perhaps related to stilt. The noun (late 17th cent.) originally denoted any strong beer and is probably short for stout ale.
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