Definition of CIDER

cider

Meanings

Plural: ciders

Noun

  • a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
  • An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples; hard cider; apple cider.
  • A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; apple cider; sweet cider (without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice).
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

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. Displaced native English apple wine.

Synonyms

apple cider, cyder, hard cider, pomace, pomade, pomatum, sweet cider

Scrabble Score: 8

cider is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cider is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cider is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

cider is a valid Words With Friends word