cider

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Etymology

From Middle English sider, cidre, sidre, from Old French cisdre, sidre ("beverage made from fermented apples"), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα, from Hebrew שֵׁכָר.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/, enPR: sīʹdər
• (Canada, New England, Great Lakes) IPA: [ˈsʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)]
• (RP) IPA: /ˈsaɪ̯.də/

Noun

cider

1. (British, Irish, Australia, NZ, Canada) An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples; hard cider; apple cider
2. (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.

3. (Australia) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
4. (Japan, South Korea) A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
5. (countable) A cup, glass or serving of any of these beverages.

Synonyms

• (alcoholic beverage) hard cider (chiefly US); pomade, pomatum, pomace (obsolete)
• (US: non-alcoholic beverage) sweet cider, apple cider, pomatum (obsolete)

Translations

• French: cidre
• German: Apfelwein (general), Apfelmost (chiefly southern), Cidre (sparkling specifically)
• Italian: sidro
• Portuguese: sidra
• Russian: сидр
• Spanish: sidra

Translations

• German: Apfelsaft (may be specified as trüber Apfelsaft), Apfelmost (rarer)
• Russian: я́блочный сок

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