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perry

/ˈpɛɹ.i//ˈpɛɹi/

perry noun: a fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.

perry: a fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider
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Noun

perry (countable and uncountable, plural perries)

  1. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.
    • M. Vasse never observed a fatal termination unless in two instances ; in which the persons, adults, had drank perry in large quantity.1853, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
    • Perry is less popular than cider, but some consider it superior.1892, James Mew, John Ashton, Drinks of the World

Proper noun capitalized: Perry

Perry (countable and uncountable, plural Perrys or Perries)

  1. A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).
    • Kenny Perry was a leader or co-leader throughout Sunday’s final round. […] But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them.2009 April 14, Richard Sandomir, “Live From the Masters, It’s Not the Leaders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A diminutive of the unisex given name Peregrine.
  4. A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1467).
  6. A hamlet in Preston parish and Wingham parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2559).
  7. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0792).
  8. A minor river in Shropshire, which joins the Severn north-west of Shrewsbury; in full, the River Perry.
  9. A town in Perry County, Arkansas.
  10. A city, the county seat of Taylor County, Florida.
  11. A city, the county seat of Houston County, Georgia.
  12. A village in Pike County, Illinois.
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  1. A city in Dallas County, Iowa.
  2. A minor city in Jefferson County, Kansas.
  3. A census-designated place in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
  4. A town in Washington County, Maine.
  5. A city in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  6. A minor city in Ralls County, Missouri.
  7. A town in Wyoming County, New York.
  8. A village in the town of Perry and town of Castile, Wyoming County, New York.
  9. A village in Lake County, Ohio.
  10. A city, the county seat of Noble County, Oklahoma.
  11. An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon.
  12. A town in Aiken County, South Carolina.
  13. An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas.
  14. A city in Box Elder County, Utah.
  15. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
  16. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  17. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Perry Township.

perry meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu

perry in Hindi

पेरी

perry in Marathi

पेरी

perry in Bengali

পেরি

perry in Telugu

పెర్రీ, పెరీ, పెర్రి
More languagesFewer languages
perry in Malayalam
പെരി, പെറി, പെര്രി
perry in Kannada
ಪೆರ್ರಿ
perry in Punjabi
ਪੈਰੀ
perry in Gujarati
પેરી, પેર્રી
perry in Odia
ପେରି, ପେର୍ରି, ପେରୀ
perry in Nepali
पेरी, पेर्री

Synonyms of perry

Forms of perry

Noun
pluralperries
Proper noun
pluralPerrys
pluralPerries

Origin of perry

From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum.

Words formed from perry

Phrases with perry

Words that rhyme with perry

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Questions about perry

What does perry mean?
Perry means a fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.
What is perry in Hindi?
Perry in Hindi is पेरी. See Perry meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is perry?
Perry can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce perry?
Perry is pronounced /ˈpɛɹ.i/.
What is the plural of perry?
The plural of perry is perries.

Words near perry in the dictionary

  1. perruquier
  2. perruquiers
  3. Perrurle
  4. perruthenate
  5. perruthenates
  6. perry
  7. Perry Barr
  8. Perry boy
  9. Perry boys
  10. Perry Bridge
  11. Perry County

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perry (page history and authors); Perry (page history and authors); perry (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perry (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perry (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perry (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perry (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perry (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perry (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perry (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perry (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); perry (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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