lemonade

American  

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

noun

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

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lemonade British  

/ ˌlɛməˈneɪd /

noun

1. 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

And if even that felt too onerous, they could console themselves that everyone is paying 1%, even the 10-year-old who made $100 selling lemonade.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 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

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 • Feb. 18, 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

I filled a red plastic cup with lemonade and then plopped in one Lemonhead candy for an added punch of lemony goodness.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas