lemonade

From French limonade, equivalent to lemon +‎ -ade.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛmənˌeɪd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪd

lemonade (countable and uncountable, plural lemonades)

1. (US, Canada, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.
2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.
3. (slang, derogatory) Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.
   • 1965, United States Congress, Hearings before the Subcommittee of the Committee of Appropriations, page 128:

     In fact, a recent report from Denver shows it [street heroin] was about 1 to 2 percent and the addicts that are receiving this in many cases refer to it as lemonade, because it is so weak.

   • 1996, Karen Bellenir, Substance Abuse Sourcebook:

     Lemonade — heroin; poor quality drugs

In locations where the meaning as a carbonated beverage is common, the still beverage is often called "homemade lemonade" or "old-fashioned lemonade". The terms "lemon(-flavored) drink" and "lemon(-flavored) beverage" generally denote any lemon-flavored drink.

• citronade (dated)
• (carbonated drink): carbonated lemonade, sparkling lemonade, fizzy lemonade, lemon soda, lemonade soda

• → Welsh: lemonêd

• melonade