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cyder

cyder

8.3
An alcoholic drink made from fermented apple juice
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪdər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : sidra
  • They brewed their own cyder using apples from the orchard.

Examples

  • He enjoyed a glass of crisp, sweet cyder on a summer afternoon.

  • The tavern served both ale and cyder to its patrons.

  • I enjoy a glass of cyder on warm days.

  • The local brewery produces excellent cyders.

  • On a hot day, she sipped refreshing cyder while sitting in the garden.

  • The traditional pub offered a selection of locally brewed cyder for its customers.

  • He decided to try a fruity cyder made from a mix of different apple varieties.

Synonyms

cider
vscyder
76 1.5

A drink made from pressed apples that can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic

is the variant spelling and focuses on alcoholic fermented apple juice
hard cider
vscyder
  • US
2 3.3

A drink made from apples that has alcohol

is the variant spelling for the same alcoholic fermented apple drink

Surface Forms

cyder singular
ciders plural
ciders plural
cider singular

Etymology

Cyder is an old spelling of cider and comes from an old Latin word sicera meaning 'strong drink', which itself goes back to a Hebrew word shekar. So think of cyder as the 'strong drink' made from apples, the fermented apple drink we call cider today.