lemonade

[lem-uh-neyd, lem-uh-neyd] Origin

lem·on·ade

[lem-uh-neyd, lem-uh-neyd]
noun
a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.

Origin:
1655–65; lemon + -ade1, modeled on French limonade or Spanish limonada
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lemonade (ˌlɛməˈneɪd)
 
n
a drink made from lemon juice, sugar, and water or from carbonated water, citric acid, etc

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lemonade
1660s, from Fr. limonade; see lemon (1) + -ade. Earlier English spelling was lemonado (c.1640) with false Sp. ending.
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