"perry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perry.wav [Southern-England] Forms: perries [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹi Etymology: From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|perre}} Middle English perre, {{der|en|fro|peré}} Old French peré, {{der|en|VL.|*piratum}} Vulgar Latin *piratum, {{der|en|la|pirum}} Latin pirum Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perry (countable and uncountable, plural perries)
  1. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider. Wikipedia link: perry Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages Categories (lifeform): Pome fruits Synonyms: pear cider, pear wine Hyponyms: ice perry, sparkling perry Derived forms: ice perry, sparkling perry Translations (Beverage from pears): крушовица (krušovica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hruškový mošt [masculine] (Czech), perenwijn (Dutch), päärynäsiideri (Finnish), poiré [masculine] (French), cidre de poire [masculine] (French), Birnenmost [masculine] (German), Birnenwein [masculine] (German), leann piorra [masculine] (Irish), piracium [neuter] (Latin), perijs [masculine] (Latvian), bumbieru sidrs [masculine] (Latvian), perre (Middle English), гру́шевый сидр (grúševyj sidr) [masculine] (Russian), пуаре́ (puarɛ́) [masculine] (Russian), hruškov mošt (Slovene), perada [feminine] (Spanish), armut şarabı (Turkish)

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