lemonade

American

[lem-uh-neyd, lem-uh-neyd] / ˌlɛm əˈneɪd, ˈlɛm əˌneɪd /

noun

a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.

lemonade British

/ ˌlɛməˈneɪd /

noun

a drink made from lemon juice, sugar, and water or from carbonated water, citric acid, etc

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Etymology

Origin of lemonade

1655–65; lemon + -ade ¹, modeled on French limonade or Spanish limonada

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Example Sentences

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With our coffee, energy, lemonade, tea and sodas, you can basically build whatever you want.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company also saw momentum in its relatively new Vita Coco Treats category, which includes flavors like strawberries and cream, cherry vanilla, and lemonade.

From Barron's

Teddy Riley sits down in the restaurant of the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills and tells a server, “All I want is a lemonade and some French fries.”

From Los Angeles Times

Katherine made it sound like they were going to be sitting around eating sugar cookies and drinking lemonade.

From Literature

We sweated for two hours and sold onlythree cups of lemonade.

From Literature

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