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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cider

/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
cider
IPA
/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.

Australian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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. Partially displaced earlier English apple wine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sider, cisdre, sīcera, σίκερα, שֵׁכָר

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/
  • British English: /ˈsaɪ̯.də/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ciders (plural) cyder (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

cidered ciderish ciderist ciderkin ciderless ciderlike cidermaking cidery

Phrases

all talk and no cider apple cider cider-and cider-apple cider brandy cider cart cider-cellar cider-cup

Frequently Paired Words

calvados perry scrumpy pear cider beer wine spirits hard liquor

Synonyms

hard cider apple cider sweet cider pomade pomatum pomace cyder

Rhymes With

spider wider provider rider insider snyder outsider schneider ryder slider glider decider

Questions

How do you pronounce cider?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/.
What does cider mean?
An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
Where does cider come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cider

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