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cider.

An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/General-American[ˈsʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)]Canada, Inland-Northern-American, New-England/ˈsaɪ̯.də/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.

    Australia · Canada · Ireland · New-Zealand · UK · countable · uncountable
  2. This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A non-alcoholic uncarbonated beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice.

    Canada · US · countable · uncountable
    I picked up a jug of cider for the kids.
  4. A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.

    Australia · countable · uncountable
  5. A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.

    Japan · South-Korea · countable · uncountable
  6. A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *šikar- Hebrew שֵׁכָרder. Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera)bor. Medieval Latin sīcerader. Old French sidrebor. Middle English sider English cider From Middle English sider, cidre, sidre, from Old French cisdre, sidre (“beverage made from fermented apples”), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera, “fermented liquor, strong drink”), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār, “liquor”). Doublet of cyser. Partially displaced earlier English apple wine.

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