Meanings
plural ciders · alternative archaic cyder
- AustraliaCanadaIrelandNew ZealandUKcountableuncountableAn alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
Synonyms: hard cider, apple cider
- countableuncountableThis or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.
The procedures for cyser are identical to cider with a notable exception: honey is a much more complex sugar than cane or corn sugars, meaning honey takes a long time to clear and an even longer time (at least six months) to ferment out[…]
1995, Paul Correnty, The Art of Cidermaking, Brewers Publications - CanadaUScountableuncountableA non-alcoholic uncarbonated beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice.
I picked up a jug of cider for the kids.
Synonyms: sweet cider, apple cider
- AustraliacountableuncountableA non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
- JapanSouth KoreacountableuncountableA non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
- countableA cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
nounA non-alcoholic uncarbonated beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Semitic*šikar-
- Hebrewשֵׁכָר (šēḵār)
- Ancient Greekσίκερα (síkera)
- Medieval Latinsīcera
- Old Frenchsidre
- Middle Englishsider
- Englishcider
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. Partially displaced earlier English apple wine.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans appelbier, sider
- appelbieralcoholic beverage
- sideralcoholic beverage
- appelwynalcoholic beverage
Arabic سِيدَر
- سِيدَر (sīdar)alcoholic beverage
Basque sagardo
- sagardoalcoholic beverage
Bulgarian я́бълково ви́но, са́йдер
- я́бълково ви́но (jábălkovo víno)alcoholic beverage
- са́йдер (sájder)alcoholic beverage
- я́бълков сок (jábălkov sok)non-alcoholic still beverage
- са́йдер (sájder)non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple)
Catalan sidra
- sidraalcoholic beverage
Chinese Cantonese 蘋果酒 /苹果酒, 西打
- 蘋果酒 /苹果酒 (ping⁴ gwo² zau²)alcoholic beverage
- 西打 (sai¹ daa²)alcoholic beverage
Chinese Mandarin 蘋果酒 /苹果酒
- 蘋果酒 /苹果酒 (píngguǒjiǔ)alcoholic beverage
Czech jablečný mošt, jablečný mošt
- jablečný moštalcoholic beverage
- jablečný moštnon-alcoholic still beverage
- jablečný moštnon-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple)
Danish cider, æblevin
- cideralcoholic beverage
- æblevinalcoholic beverage
- æblemostnon-alcoholic still beverage
Dutch cider, appelwijn
- cideralcoholic beverage
- appelwijnalcoholic beverage
- appelcideralcoholic beverage
Estonian siider, õunavein
- siideralcoholic beverage
- õunaveinalcoholic beverage
- õunaviinalcoholic beverage
- õunamahlnon-alcoholic still beverage
- õunamehu (fruity)non-alcoholic still beverage
- õunajooknon-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple)
Finnish siideri, siideri
- siideridrink/glass of cider
- siiderialcoholic beverage
- omenamehunon-alcoholic still beverage
- omenalimonadinon-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple)
French verre de cidre, cidre
- verre de cidredrink/glass of cider
- cidrealcoholic beverage
German Apfelwein, Apfelmost
- Apfelweinalcoholic beverage
- Apfelmostalcoholic beverage
- Cidrealcoholic beverage
- Apfelmostnon-alcoholic still beverage
Greek μηλίτης, μηλόκρασο
- μηλίτης (milítis)drink/glass of cider
- μηλόκρασο (milókraso)drink/glass of cider
- μηλίτης (milítis)alcoholic beverage
- μηλόκρασο (milókraso)alcoholic beverage
- χυμός μήλου (chymós mílou)non-alcoholic still beverage
Hebrew סיידר
- סיידרalcoholic beverage
Hindi सेब की मदिरा
- सेब की मदिरा (seb kī madirā)alcoholic beverage
Hungarian almabor
- almaboralcoholic beverage
Icelandic síder, eplavín
- síderalcoholic beverage
- eplavínalcoholic beverage
Indonesian sider, arak apel
- sideralcoholic beverage
- arak apelalcoholic beverage
- sidernon-alcoholic still beverage
- sari apelnon-alcoholic still beverage
- soda apelnon-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple)
Irish leann úll, ceirtlis
- leann úllalcoholic beverage
- ceirtlisalcoholic beverage
Italian bicchiere di sidro, sidro
- bicchiere di sidrodrink/glass of cider
- sidroalcoholic beverage
Japanese シードル, 林檎酒
- シードル (shīdoru)alcoholic beverage
- 林檎酒 (ringoshu)alcoholic beverage
- サイダー (saidā)non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (lemon-lime)
Korean 사과주, 사이다
- 사과주 (sagwaju)alcoholic beverage
- 사이다 (saida)non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (lemon-lime)
Latin sīcera
- sīceraalcoholic beverage
Latvian sidrs
- sidrsalcoholic beverage
Lithuanian sidras
- sidrasalcoholic beverage
Māori haira
- hairaalcoholic beverage
Norwegian Bokmål sider, eplevin
- sideralcoholic beverage
- eplevinalcoholic beverage
Polish cydr, cydr
- cydrdrink/glass of cider
- cydralcoholic beverage
- jabłecznikalcoholic beverage
- sok jabłkowynon-alcoholic still beverage
- napój gazowany z sokiem jabłkowymnon-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple)
- napój gazowany z sokiem cytrynowymnon-alcoholic sparkling beverage (lemon-lime)
Portuguese sidra
- sidraalcoholic beverage
Romanian cidru
- cidrualcoholic beverage
Russian сидр, я́блочное вино́
- сидр (sidr)alcoholic beverage
- я́блочное вино́ (jábločnoje vinó)alcoholic beverage
- я́блочный сок (jábločnyj sok)non-alcoholic still beverage
Scottish Gaelic lionn-ubhal, lionn-ubhal
- lionn-ubhaldrink/glass of cider
- lionn-ubhalalcoholic beverage
Spanish sidra, sagardúa
- sidraalcoholic beverage
- sagardúaalcoholic beverage
Swedish glas cider, cider
- glas ciderdrink/glass of cider
- ciderdrink/glass of cider
- cideralcoholic beverage
- äppelvinalcoholic beverage
- äppelcideralcoholic beverage
- mustnon-alcoholic still beverage
Tagalog sidra
- sidraalcoholic beverage
Turkish elma şarabı
- elma şarabıalcoholic beverage
Ukrainian сидр
- сидр (sydr)alcoholic beverage
Welsh seidr, osai
- seidralcoholic beverage
- osaialcoholic beverage
- afalwyalcoholic beverage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cider
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Cite this entry
cider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cider
“cider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cider. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cider,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cider.
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