cider
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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. Displaced native English apple wine.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/, enPR: sīʹdər
- (Canada, New England, Inland Northern American) IPA(key): [ˈsʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ̯.də/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ)
Noun
editcider (countable and uncountable, plural ciders)
- (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples; hard cider; apple cider.
- 1995, Paul Correnty, The Art of Cidermaking[1], Brewers Publications:
- The procedures for cyser are identical to cider with a notable exception: honey is a much more complex sugar than cane or corn sugars, meaning honey takes a long time to clear and an even longer time (at least six months) to ferment out […]
- (US, Canada) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; apple cider; sweet cider (without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice).
- She liked an aged cider. He liked a harder cider.
- (Australia) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
- (Japan, South Korea) A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
- (countable) A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.
Synonyms
edit- (alcoholic beverage): hard cider (chiefly US); pomade, pomatum, pomace (obsolete)
- (US: non-alcoholic beverage): sweet cider, apple cider, pomatum (obsolete)
Derived terms
edit- 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
Descendants
edit- → Bulgarian: са́йдер (sájder)
- → Finnish: siideri
- → Jersey Dutch: sâiter
- → Japanese: サイダー (saidā)
- → Korean: 사이다 (saida)
Translations
editalcoholic beverage
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non-alcoholic still beverage
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non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple)
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drink/glass of cider
See also
editAnagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch sider, from Old French sidre, from Latin sicera.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcider m (plural ciders, diminutive cidertje n)
- cider
- Synonyms: appelcider, appelwijn
Related terms
editSwedish
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editAudio: (file)
Noun
editcider c
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | cider | ciders |
definite | cidern | ciderns | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Derived terms
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