Perry
/ˈpɛr.i/noun
A fermented alcoholic drink made from pear juice.
Did you know?Perry is traditionally made from specialized perry pears, many of which are too bitter or tannic to enjoy as fresh fruit.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pérsōm
“A reconstructed word associated with the pear or pear fruit.”
Ancient Latin
Latin
pīrum
“Pear; the Latin word for the fruit.”
Old English
Old English
peru
“Pear, borrowed from Latin.”
13th–14th Century
Middle English
perie
“A drink made by fermenting pears.”
14th–15th Century
Anglo-French
peré
“Pear wine or fermented pear juice.”
Modern English
English
perry
“Fermented alcoholic pear juice.”