perry
English
/ˈpɛɹi/
noun
Definitions
- A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English perre derived from Old French peré derived from Latin *piratum, pirum (pear, a pear).
Origin
Latin
pirum
Gloss
pear, a pear
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
梨
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ice English
- ice perry English
- sparkling English
- sparkling perry English
- *pira Latin
- *piratum Latin
- pira Latin
- pirarius Latin
- pirum Latin
- pere Old English
- peru Old English
- perre Middle English
- pirre Middle English
- pera Old Norse
- peré Old French
- poiré Middle French
- pär Westrobothnian
- pair Romansh
- peir Romansh
- pér Romansh
- piruç Friulian