perry

perry

See also: Perry

English

Etymology

From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹi

Noun

perry (countable and uncountable, plural perries)

1. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.
   • 1853: The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal

     M. Vasse never observed a fatal termination unless in two instances ; in which the persons, adults, had drank perry in large quantity.

   • 1892: Drinks of the World by James Mew and ‎John Ashton

     Perry is less popular than cider, but some consider it superior.

   • 2017: Glister by Andi Watson

     Sip the perry of the Black Worchester and you will belch clouds of soot.

Synonyms

• pear cider
• pear wine

Hyponyms

• ice perry
• sparkling perry

Derived terms

• ice perry
• sparkling perry

Translations

Beverage from pears

Czech: hruškový mošt m Dutch: perenwijn Finnish: päärynäsiideri (fi) French: poiré (fr) m, cidre de poire m German: Birnenmost (de) m, Birnenwein (de) m Irish: leann piorra m

Latin: piracium n Latvian: perijs (lv) m, bumbieru sidrs m Middle English: perre Russian: гру́шевый сидр m (grúševyj sidr), пуаре́ (ru) m (puarɛ́) Slovene: hruškov mošt Spanish: perada (es) f

Anagrams

• Pryer, pryer

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Middle English

Noun

perry

1. Alternative form of perre (“jewels”)