perry

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛɹ.i/

Definition of perry

30 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.
    “M. Vasse never observed a fatal termination unless in two instances ; in which the persons, adults, had drank perry in large quantity.”
    “Perry is less popular than cider, but some consider it superior.”
    “Sip the perry of the Black Worchester and you will belch clouds of soot.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.
    “M. Vasse never observed a fatal termination unless in two instances ; in which the persons, adults, had drank perry in large quantity.”
    “Perry is less popular than cider, but some consider it superior.”
    “Sip the perry of the Black Worchester and you will belch clouds of soot.”

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).
    “Kenny Perry was a leader or co-leader throughout Sunday’s final round. […] But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A unisex given name.
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Etymology

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

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