cider
/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/
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cider noun: an alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
Noun
cider (countable and uncountable, plural ciders)
- An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
- Synonyms:
- hard cider, apple cider
- 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[…]1995, Paul Correnty, The Art of Cidermaking, Brewers Publications
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- sweet cider, apple cider
- A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
- A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
- A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.
cider meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam and Tagalog
cider in Hindi
- alcoholic beverage
- सेब की मदिरा seb kī madirā
cider in Bengali
- আপেলের রস, সাইডার
cider in Malayalam
- ആപ്പിൾപ്പഴമദ്യം
cider in Tagalog
- alcoholic beverage
- sidra
More languagesFewer languages
- cider in Arabic
- سِيدَر sīdar
- cider in Indonesian
- sider, arak apel, sari apel, soda apel
Examples of cider in a sentence
- Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
- I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.
- The type of microorganisms is a very important factor influencing the quality of cider.
Synonyms of cider
Forms of cider
| plural | ciders |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | cyder |
Origin of 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. Partially displaced earlier English apple wine.
Words formed from cider
- all talk and no cider
- apple cider
- cider-and
- cider-apple
- cider brandy
- cider cart
- cider-cellar
- cider-cup
- cidered
- cider gum
- cider house
- cider-house
- ciderish
- ciderist
- ciderkin
- ciderless
- ciderlike
- cidermaking
- cider-man
- cider-marc
- cider-master
- cider-mill
- cider oil
- cider press
- cider-pressings
- cider punk
- cider royal
- cider vinegar
- cider-wring
- cidery
- dry cider
- fire cider
- hard cider
- ice cider
- mulled cider
- pear cider
- sparkling apple cider
- sparkling cider
- sparkling ice cider
- sweet cider
- white cider
Phrases with cider
Words that rhyme with cider
Questions about cider
- What does cider mean?
- Cider means an alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
- What is cider in Hindi?
- Cider in Hindi is सेब की मदिरा (seb kī madirā). See Cider meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cider?
- Cider is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cider?
- Cider is pronounced /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of cider?
- The plural of cider is ciders.
Words near cider in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cider (page history and authors); cider (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cider (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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