Phrase guide

beer mat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small square, circular or differently shaped cardboard mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, that is used to rest one's glass on, and to protect the surface of a table or a bar in a pub.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a drip mat placed under a glass of beer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: drip mat

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 啤酒杯墊 /啤酒杯垫 (píjiǔ bēidiàn) — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Danish: ølbrik — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Dutch: biervilt — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Esperanto: subglaso — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Finnish: lasinalunen — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • French: sous-bock — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • German: Bierdeckel — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • German: Bierfilz — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • German: Bierteller — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Hungarian: söralátét — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Luxembourgish: Béierdeckel — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Norman: natte à biéthe — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ølbrikke — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Polish: podstawka — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Russian: бирдекель (birdekelʹ) — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Slovak: pivná tácka — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Slovak: podpivník — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Spanish: posavasos — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass
  • Swedish: ölunderlägg — mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass