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cider

n. uncountable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈsaɪdɝ// UK //sˈaɪdɐ// cider

n. a drink made from fermented apple juice. It can be clear and dry like wine, or cloudy and sweet.

n. an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of apple juice. It ranges from dry to sweet and may be still or sparkling.


SIMPLE

We drank cold cider in the garden.

CONTEXTUAL

The farm stand sells fresh cider alongside baskets of crisp autumn apples.

COMPLEX

While hard cider is often compared to wine for its acidity and tannins, its fruit-forward character remains distinctively apple-driven.

Synonyms
Origin

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. Displaced native English apple wine.

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