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lemonade

Pronunciation: /ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/

The English word “lemonade” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A flavored beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. (In the UK and Ireland, generally specified as still, cloudy, or traditional lemonade.)
  2. A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.
  3. Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.

Etymology

Borrowed from French limonade. By surface analysis, lemon + -ade.

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