noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbɹuːəɹi/
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CMU ARPABET:B R UW1 ER0 IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A building where beer is produced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: brewhouse
We took a day trip to the Guiness Brewery.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brewhouse
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A company that brews beer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Mike works for the local brewery.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant, works, industrial plant
Narrower terms: brewpub, microbrewery
History
Etymology
From Dutch brouwerij (“brewery”), equivalent to brew + -ery. See also brewhouse.
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
የቢራ ፋብሪካ
(yäbira fabrika)
— building where beer is produced
Arabic:
مَصْنَع جِعَة
(maṣnaʕ jiʕa)
— building where beer is produced
Armenian:
գարեջրի գործարան
(gareǰri gorcaran)
— building where beer is produced
Azerbaijani:
pivə zavodu
— building where beer is produced
Belarusian:
півава́рня
(pivavárnja)
— building where beer is produced
Belarusian:
бро́вар
(bróvar)
— building where beer is produced
Breton:
breserezh
— building where beer is produced
Bulgarian:
пивова́рна
(pivovárna)
— building where beer is produced
Burmese:
ဘီယာချက်စက်ရုံ
(bhiyahkyakcak-rum)
— building where beer is produced
Chinese Mandarin:
釀酒廠 /酿酒厂
(niàngjiǔchǎng)
— building where beer is produced
Chinese Mandarin:
啤酒廠 /啤酒厂
(píjiǔchǎng)
— building where beer is produced
Czech:
pivovar
— building where beer is produced
Danish:
bryggeri
— building where beer is produced
Dutch:
brouwerij
— building where beer is produced
Estonian:
õlletehas
— building where beer is produced
Estonian:
pruulikoda
— building where beer is produced
Finnish:
panimo
— building where beer is produced
French:
brasserie
— building where beer is produced
Galician:
cervexaría
— building where beer is produced
Galician:
cervexería
— building where beer is produced
Georgian:
ლუდსახარში
(ludsaxarši)
— building where beer is produced
German:
Brauerei
— building where beer is produced
German:
Brauhaus
— building where beer is produced
German:
Bierbrauerei
— building where beer is produced
Greek:
ζυθοποιείο
(zythopoieío)
— building where beer is produced
Hebrew:
מִבשָׁלָה
(mavshélet)
— building where beer is produced
Hindi:
मद्यनिर्माणशाला
(madyanirmāṇśālā)
— building where beer is produced
Hungarian:
sörgyár
— building where beer is produced
Hungarian:
sörfőzde
— building where beer is produced
Icelandic:
ölgerð
— building where beer is produced
Icelandic:
ölgerðarhús
— building where beer is produced
Icelandic:
brugghús
— building where beer is produced
Irish:
grúdlann
— building where beer is produced
Italian:
birrificio
— building where beer is produced
Japanese:
醸造所
(jōzōsho)
— building where beer is produced
Japanese:
ブルワリー
(buruwarī)
— building where beer is produced
Khmer:
សុរាគារ
(soraakiə)
— building where beer is produced
Korean:
양조장
(yangjojang)
— building where beer is produced
Korean:
맥주 양조장
(maekju yangjojang)
— building where beer is produced
Korean:
브루어리
(beurueori)
— building where beer is produced
Lao:
ໂຮງງານເບັຽ
(hōng ngān bīa)
— building where beer is produced
Latvian:
alus darītava
— building where beer is produced
Lithuanian:
alaus darykla
— building where beer is produced
Macedonian:
пиварница
(pivarnica)
— building where beer is produced
Māori:
whare kōpiro
— building where beer is produced
Māori:
where whakai
— building where beer is produced
Norwegian Bokmål:
bryggeri
— building where beer is produced
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bryggjeri
— building where beer is produced
Polish:
browar
— building where beer is produced
Polish:
browarnia
— building where beer is produced
Portuguese:
cervejaria
— building where beer is produced
Romanian:
fabrică de bere
— building where beer is produced
Russian:
пивова́ренный заво́д
(pivovárennyj zavód)
— building where beer is produced
Russian:
пивова́рня
(pivovárnja)
— building where beer is produced
Russian:
пивзаво́д
(pivzavód)
— building where beer is produced
Serbo-Croatian:
пивара
— building where beer is produced
Serbo-Croatian:
пиво̀вара
— building where beer is produced
Serbo-Croatian:
pivara
— building where beer is produced
Serbo-Croatian:
pivòvara
— building where beer is produced
Slovak:
pivovar
— building where beer is produced
Slovene:
pivovarna
— building where beer is produced
Spanish:
cervecería
— building where beer is produced
Spanish:
cervecera
— building where beer is produced
Swedish:
bryggeri
— building where beer is produced
Thai:
โรงงานเบียร์
(roong-ngaan-biia)
— building where beer is produced
Thai:
โรงเบียร์
— building where beer is produced
Turkish:
bira fabrikası
— building where beer is produced
Ukrainian:
брова́рня
(brovárnja)
— building where beer is produced
Ukrainian:
брова́р
(brovár)
— building where beer is produced
Ukrainian:
пивова́рня
(pyvovárnja)
— building where beer is produced
Uzbek:
pivo zavodi
— building where beer is produced
Vietnamese:
nhà máy bia
— building where beer is produced
Welsh:
bracty
— building where beer is produced
Welsh:
bractai
— building where beer is produced
Chinese Mandarin:
釀酒廠 /酿酒厂
(niàngjiǔchǎng)
— company that brews beer
Chinese Mandarin:
啤酒廠 /啤酒厂
(píjiǔchǎng)
— company that brews beer
Estonian:
õlletehas
— company that brews beer
Estonian:
pruulikoda
— company that brews beer
Finnish:
panimo
— company that brews beer
Finnish:
panimoyhtiö
— company that brews beer
Galician:
cervexaría
— company that brews beer
Galician:
cervexería
— company that brews beer
German:
Brauerei
— company that brews beer
German:
Bierbrauerei
— company that brews beer
Hungarian:
sörfőzde
— company that brews beer
Irish:
grúdlann
— company that brews beer
Māori:
kamupene kōpiro
— company that brews beer
Portuguese:
cervejaria
— company that brews beer
Russian:
пивова́ренная компа́ния
(pivovárennaja kompánija)
— company that brews beer
Russian:
пивова́ренный заво́д
(pivovárennyj zavód)
— company that brews beer
Russian:
пивова́рня
(pivovárnja)
— company that brews beer
Russian:
пивзаво́д
(pivzavód)
— company that brews beer