cider

CEFRB1

/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A drink made from pressed apples.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • I eat blue pasta and drink apple cider.

  • I'd like some cider, please.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈsʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.

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

  3. A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.

More examples

In context

  • I picked up a jug of cider for the kids.

  • I love apple cider.

  • 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[…]

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Origin

noun

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.