perry
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9.3
An alcoholic drink made from pear juice, often fizzy like cider
- noun
- /ˈpɛri/
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perry
- What has been good this weekend was going to the English shop to buy some comfort food (PIES!) as well as some cider and perry beverages, stocking up on nice German beers (heifenweissessen), which is the sort of word you know how to spell, just not how to stop.
Examples
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At the summer festival, they served refreshing perry made from locally sourced pears.
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She enjoyed a glass of perry while sitting in the garden, appreciating its fruity taste.
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During the tasting event, the perry was lighter than the cider and had a sparkling finish.
Synonyms
cider
vsperry
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1.5
A drink made from pressed apples that can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic
is specifically a fermented alcoholic drink made from pear juice
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3.3
A drink made from apples that has alcohol
is a similar fermented drink made from pear juice instead of apple juice
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word perry comes from the word pear, meaning the fruit 'pear', and originally meant a drink made by turning pear juice into alcohol, so it is the pear version of cider.