[sahy-der] 
| the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider), or for making applejack, vinegar, etc. |
kera < Heb shēkhār (Levit. 10:9); r. ME sithere < OF sidre
| ci·der (sī'dər) n. The juice pressed from fruits, especially apples, used as a beverage or to make other products, such as vinegar. [Middle English sidre, from Old French, from Late Latin sīcera, intoxicating drink, from Greek sikera, of Semitic origin; see škr in Semitic roots.] |