Phrase guide

hard cider

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An alcoholic beverage formed by fermenting cider (apple juice).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cider, apple cider

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cider, hard drink, drink, beverage

2

noun

Meaning 2

This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hard drink, drink, beverage

3

noun

Meaning 3

alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant, cider, cyder

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: са́йдер (sájder) — beverage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘋果酒 /苹果酒 (píngguǒjiǔ) — beverage
  • Dutch: cider — beverage
  • Dutch: appelwijn — beverage
  • Estonian: õunasiider — beverage
  • Finnish: omenasiideri — beverage
  • Galician: sidra — beverage
  • German: Cidre — beverage
  • Japanese: 林檎酒 (ringoshu) — beverage
  • Polish: wino jabłkowe — beverage
  • Portuguese: sidra de maçã — beverage
  • Scottish Gaelic: lionn-ubhal — beverage
  • Spanish: sidra con alcohol — beverage
  • Spanish: sagardúa alcohólica — beverage
  • Swedish: äpplecider — beverage
  • Swedish: äppelcider — beverage
  • Turkish: elma şarabı — beverage