Meaning

  1. (Canada, India, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.
  2. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.
  3. (countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable) Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/
Etymology

From French limonade, equivalent to lemon + -ade.

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