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wheat
A type of grain with yellowish kernels that is often processed into flour to make bread, pasta, or other baked goods.
Auf diesem Feld wird seit Generationen Weizen angebaut.
Wheat has been grown in this field for generations.
wheat beer
Short form for wheat beer; a beer brewed with a high proportion of wheat malt.
Ich hätte gern ein kühles Weizen, bitte.
I'd like a cold wheat beer, please.
You can recognize the meaning of 'Weizen' from the context. In an agricultural or culinary context, it refers to the grain. In a restaurant or beer garden, 'ein Weizen' almost always means a glass of wheat beer.
Der Bauer erntet den Weizen im Spätsommer.
The farmer harvests the wheat in late summer.
As a type of grain, 'Weizen' (wheat) is often combined with verbs from agriculture and food production. Typical phrases are 'Weizen anbauen' (to grow wheat), 'Weizen ernten' (to harvest wheat), or 'Weizen zu Mehl mahlen' (to mill wheat into flour).
Für dieses Brot wird nur regionaler Weizen verwendet.
Only regional wheat is used for this bread.
When 'Weizen' means a beer, it is used like a countable noun. You order 'ein Weizen' (a wheat beer) or speak of 'zwei Weizen' (two wheat beers).
Möchtest du auch ein Weizen zum Essen bestellen?
Would you like to order a wheat beer with your meal too?
wheat beer
Weizen and Weißbier can refer to the same wheat beer when ordering. Weizen is a regional or colloquial short form, especially in Bavaria, while Weißbier is the standard term and often sounds more usual elsewhere. When ordering, you can therefore follow the regional usage.
In Bayern bestelle ich im Biergarten gern ein Weizen.
In Bavaria, I like to order a wheat beer at the beer garden.
In der Gaststätte bestelle ich gern ein Weißbier.
I like to order a wheat beer at the pub.
