cider

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cider

/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/ US
[ˈsʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)] Canada, Inland Northern American, New England
/ˈsaɪ̯.də/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪdə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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.

noun ciders · cyder

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, countable An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
Similar: hard cider, apple cider
countable, uncountable This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears. 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[…]
Canada, US, countable, uncountable 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. I picked up a jug of cider for the kids.
Similar: sweet cider, apple cider
Australia, countable, uncountable A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
Japan, South Korea, countable, uncountable A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
countable A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hard cider, cyder, vinegar, juice, jus, cydere, cidermaking, cidery, cyser, coccagee, cranapple, coldie, claret, codling, cobbler, cava

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noun alcoholic beverage

Español	sidra, sagardúa
한국어	사과주 sagwaju
日本語	シードル shīdoru, 林檎酒 ringoshu
中文	蘋果酒 /苹果酒 píngguǒjiǔ
हिन्दी	सेब की मदिरा seb kī madirā
Português	sidra
Français	cidre
Deutsch	Apfelwein, Cidre
Italiano	sidro
Ελληνικά	μηλίτης milítis, μηλόκρασο milókraso
Română	cidru
Русский	сидр sidr, я́блочное вино́ jábločnoje vinó
العربية	سِيدَر sīdar
עברית	סיידר

noun non-alcoholic still beverage

Deutsch	Apfelmost
Ελληνικά	χυμός μήλου chymós mílou
Русский	я́блочный сок jábločnyj sok

noun non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (lemon-lime)

한국어	사이다 saida
日本語	サイダー saidā

noun drink/glass of cider

Français	verre de cidre
Italiano	bicchiere di sidro
Ελληνικά	μηλίτης milítis, μηλόκρασο milókraso

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@misc{cider_2026,
  title = {cider},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cider},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}