cider
cider Lexical Profile
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• noun
An alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples.
"They spent the afternoon at the local pub, enjoying a ploughman's lunch and a pint of dry cider."
North American An unfermented, unfiltered beverage made from crushed apples.
"We bought a gallon of fresh apple cider and a dozen warm donuts at the orchard."
Word Nuance & Usage
In North America, 'cider' typically refers to an unfiltered, non-alcoholic apple beverage, while 'hard cider' is used for the alcoholic version; in the UK and most other regions, 'cider' exclusively means the fermented, alcoholic drink.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'sider', from Old French 'cidre', via Late Latin 'sicera' from Ancient Greek 'sikera', ultimately from the Hebrew 'šēḵār' meaning 'strong drink' or 'intoxicating liquor'.
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