name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/kəʊlʃ/
Received-Pronunciation:/kɜːlʃ/
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General-American:/koʊlʃ/
General-American:/kɝlʃ/
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name
Meaning 1
The Germanic/German dialect spoken in and around Cologne, Germany, part of the Ripuarian language area
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
A type of lager-conditioned ale traditionally brewed in and around Cologne, Germany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Kölsch (“style of beer”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kölsch.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
German:
Kölnisch
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German:
Kölsch
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Central Franconian:
Kölsch
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Central Franconian:
kölsche Sproch
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Central Franconian:
kölsche Sprooch
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