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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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A splash is usually enough alongside your favorite lemonade recipe.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

That’s a good time to go through their gifts and spend a Saturday afternoon drinking sparkling wine or lemonade and writing thank-you cards.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

She’s even practiced her script: “Can I please have a large cheese pizza with, um, a lemonade and brownies?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"It looked like an upside down lemonade bottle with something on top then it sorted of clicked that it was a prosthetic leg," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Grandma got pink lemonade tea for both of us, plus chicken salad sandwiches with salt-and-pepper chips.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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