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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessidra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈsi.ðɾa/
"La sidra asturiana se escancia desde lo alto para que reciba aire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples; cider.
"They served a traditional, tart apple-wine alongside the heavy autumn roast." - 2
Specifically, regional varieties of fermented apple beverages, such as the German Apfelwein.
"During our trip to Frankfurt, we enjoyed locally brewed apple-wine in a traditional tavern."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the Old English 'æppel' (apple) and the Old English/Germanic 'wīn' (wine, derived from Latin vinum). It has been used historically and regionally to describe fermented alcoholic beverages made primarily from apple juice, predating or running parallel to the modern commercial usage of 'cider'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apple-wine" is said worldwide
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cidre
Transliteration: /sidʁ/
"Le cidre frais est très populaire en Normandie."
Apfelwein
Transliteration: /ˈapfl̩ˌvaɪ̯n/
"In Hessen trinkt man gerne einen Schoppen Apfelwein."
sidro
Transliteration: /ˈsidro/
"Il sidro di mele è una bevanda molto rinfrescante."
sidra
Transliteration: /ˈsi.ðɾa/
"La sidra asturiana se escancia desde lo alto para que reciba aire."
sidra
Transliteration: /ˈsi.dɾɐ/
"Costumamos beber sidra gelada durante as festas de fim de ano."
सेब की मदिरा
Transliteration: seb ki madira
"सेब की मदिरा सेब के किण्वन से बनाई जाती है।"
苹果酒
Transliteration: píngguǒjiǔ
"我非常喜欢在夏天喝冰镇苹果酒。"
사과주
Transliteration: sagwaju
"사과주는 상큼하고 청량감이 있는 술입니다."
シードル
Transliteration: shīdoru
"レストランで美味しいシードルを注文しました。"
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