English Explanatory Dictionary

cider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
  2. This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.
  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.
  4. A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
  5. A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
  6. A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.

Pronunciation

/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/ sīʹdər [ˈsʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)] /ˈsaɪ̯.də/ En-us-cider.ogg EN-AU ck1 cider.ogg

Word forms

cider ciders

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

hard cider pomade pomatum pomace sweet cider apple cider

Related words

calvados perry scrumpy

Derived words

all talk and no cider apple cider cider-and cider-apple cider brandy cider cart cider-cellar cider-cup cidered cider gum cider house cider-house ciderish ciderist ciderkin ciderless ciderlike cidermaking cider-man cider-marc cider-master cider-mill cider oil cider press cider-pressings cider punk cider royal cider vinegar cider-wring cidery dry cider fire cider hard cider ice cider mulled cider pear cider sparkling apple cider sparkling cider sparkling ice cider sweet cider white cider

Translations

Afrikaans: appelbier Afrikaans: sider Afrikaans: appelwyn Arabic: سِيدَر Armenian: խնձորօղի Asturian: sidra Basque: sagardo Belarusian: сідр Breton: sistr Breton: chistr Bulgarian: я́бълково ви́но Bulgarian: са́йдер Bulgarian: я́бълков сок Catalan: sidra Chinese Cantonese: 蘋果酒 /苹果酒 Chinese Cantonese: 西打 Chinese Mandarin: 蘋果酒 /苹果酒 Cornish: cider Czech: jablečný mošt Danish: cider Danish: æblevin Danish: æblemost Dutch: cider Dutch: appelwijn Dutch: appelcider Estonian: siider Faroese: cider Finnish: siideri Finnish: omenamehu Finnish: omenalimonadi French: cidre Galician: sidra German: Apfelwein German: Apfelmost German: Cidre Greek: μηλίτης Greek: μηλόκρασο Greek: χυμός μήλου Hebrew: סיידר Hindi: सेब की मदिरा Hungarian: almabor Icelandic: síder Icelandic: eplavín Indonesian: sider Indonesian: arak apel Indonesian: sari apel Indonesian: soda apel Irish: leann úll Irish: ceirtlis Italian: sidro Japanese: シードル Japanese: 林檎酒 Japanese: サイダー Korean: 사과주 Korean: 사이다 Latin: sīcera Latvian: sidrs Lithuanian: sidras Macedonian: јаболково вино Māori: haira Middle English: sider Classical Nahuatl: Caxtīllān texocooctli Norman: cidre Norwegian Bokmål: sider Norwegian Bokmål: eplevin
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