cidre
French
Etymology
From Old French sidre, from Latin sicera, from Ancient Greek σῑ́κερᾰ (sī́keră), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār), from Proto-Semitic *šikar- (“alcoholic drink”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cidre m (plural cidres)
Derived terms
- cidre à deux trains
- cidre brut
- cidre de glace (“ice cider”)
- cidre de poire
- cidre doux
- cidre mousseux
- cidrerie (“cider-makers; cider house”)
- cidrier (“cider brewer”)
- cidromètre
- pomme à cidre (“cider apple”)
- pommier à cidre
Descendants
Further reading
- “cidre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French cisdre, sidre.
Noun
cidre
- alternative form of sider
Etymology 2
From Old French cedre.
Noun
cidre
- alternative form of cedre
Norman
Etymology
From Old French cisdre, sidre (“beverage made from fermented apples”), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera, “fermented liquor, strong drink”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
cidre m (plural cidres)
Derived terms
- barrique à cidre (“cider barrel”)
- cidre d'souôs l'amet (“unfermented cider”)
- hèrnais à cidre (“cider dray”)
- ieau-d'vie d'cidre (“apple brandy, calvados”)
- nouvieau cidre (“cider must”)
- pomme à cidre (“cider apple”)