Meaning and background
The story behind Cider
Cider is a British English word for an alcoholic drink made from fermented apples. Its history reaches through French and Late Latin to older Semitic terminology for strong drink. A dog given this name might evoke autumn fruit or a familiar beverage, but such associations do not prove intent. The lexical meaning is clear even though the borrowing history is long.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Cider appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/saɪdɚ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/saɪdɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1S AY1 D ER0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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