# cider

Pronunciation: US say "SY-der" /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/; UK/AUS say "SY-duh" /ˈsaɪ̯.də/

## Noun

1. An unfiltered, non-alcoholic drink pressed from early-harvest apples, still cloudy with pulp and not fermented. *(Canada, US)*
   - Simple: A cloudy apple drink made from pressed fresh apples, with the pulp left in and no alcohol.
   - _Every October the orchard presses gallons of cider from its early apples._
   - _She poured the cloudy cider into mason jars to take home._
2. An alcoholic and often sparkling beverage produced by fermenting the juice of apples. *(Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand)*
   - Simple: An alcoholic, often fizzy drink made by letting apple juice turn into alcohol.
   - _The West Country is famous for its dry, sparkling cider._
   - _They pressed and fermented their own cider every autumn on the farm._
3. A cup, glass, or individual portion of one of the apple- or pear-based drinks.
   - Simple: A cup or glass holding a single serving of an apple or pear drink.
   - _He raised his cider and proposed a toast to the newlyweds._
   - _The waiter brought three ciders over to our table._
4. A carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage made from apples or pears. *(Australia)*
   - Simple: A fizzy, non-alcoholic drink made from apples or pears.
   - _The café serves a chilled, fizzy cider made from pears._
   - _Bottles of fizzy cider lined the cooler next to the lemonade._
5. A carbonated soft drink flavored with lemon and lime, containing no alcohol. *(Japan, South Korea)*
   - Simple: A fizzy soft drink with a lemon-lime flavor and no alcohol.
   - _Korean convenience stores stock lemon-lime cider right next to the cola._
   - _On a humid afternoon in Kyoto, she ordered a glass of cider, which tasted of citrus rather than apples._

## Origin

From Middle English sider, from Old French sidre (a drink made from fermented apples), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera, "fermented liquor, strong drink"), which came from Hebrew šēḵār ("liquor"). It is a doublet of cyser and displaced the native English term apple wine.

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