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Topic: DRINK

Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: sidre, from Late Latin sicera 'alcoholic drink', from Greek, from Hebrew shekhar

cider

 noun
     
ci‧der
1 [uncountable and countable] British EnglishDFD an alcoholic drink made from apples, or a glass of this drink [= hard cider American English]
2 [uncountable] American English also apple ciderDFD a non-alcoholic drink made from apples
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