cider

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They sat late and were very merry, for Aunt Plumy got up a little supper for them, and her cider was as exhilarating as champagne.

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  1. noun The juice pressed from fruits, especially apples, used as a beverage or to make other products, such as vinegar.

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  1. Middle English sidre, from Old French, from Late Latin sīcera, intoxicating drink, from Greek sikera, of Semitic origin; see škr in Semitic roots.

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  1. Early modern English also cyder, sider, syder, from Middle English cidre, cyder, sider, syder, cyther, sither, sythir, etc. (also sicer, siser, etc., after L.), from Old French sidre, cidere, French cidre = Spanish sidra, Old Spanish sizra, = Portuguese cidra = Italian cidro, sidro, cider, from Latin sicera, from Greek σίκερα, from Hebrew shēkār (= Arabic sakar), strong drink, from shākar, be intoxicated.
 

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/ˈsaɪdər/
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