cider

noun

(British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples; hard cider; apple cider.

(US, Canada) 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).

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

(Japan, South Korea) A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.

(countable) A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.

Roots

shekarcider- · Hebrew · strong drink

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The word cider breaks down into one root of Hebrew origin: the root cider-, from Hebrew shekar (“strong drink”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.