wort

• Sustantivo que puede designar una planta, especialmente la usada en fitoterapia (frecuente en nombres compuestos como 'hepataria'), o el mosto sin fermentar o fermentable de malta, utilizado en la elaboración de cerveza.

A noun that can refer to a plant, especially one used in herbal medicine (often found in compound names like 'liverwort'), or to unfermented or fermenting malt used in brewing.

1. Plant (in combination)C1formal

   A plant or herb, often used in combination with another word to name a specific type of plant, such as liverwort or milkwort.

   Planta (en compuestos)

   • The liverwort grows in damp, shady places.
   • Milkwort was once believed to increase milk production in nursing mothers.
   • The whorlywort is a rare plant found only in certain alpine regions.

2. Unfermented maltC1formal

   The liquid extracted from mashed malt during the brewing process, before fermentation has begun.

   Mosto de malta

   • The brewer carefully monitored the temperature of the wort.
   • After mashing, the wort is separated from the spent grains.
   • Hops are added to the wort to give the beer its bitterness.