limonade

See also: Limonade and limonádé

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French limonade.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.moːˈnaː.də/
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  • Hyphenation: li‧mo‧na‧de
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

limonade f (plural limonades, diminutive limonadetje n)

  1. (Netherlands) sweetened drink (sweet drink based on processed fruit juice, may be based on cordial, may or may not be carbonated); a serving of sweetened drink
    Synonyms: limo, ranja
  2. (Belgium) soft drink, fizzy drink, soda (carbonated sweet drink based on processed fruit juice)
    Synonyms: fris, frisdrank, priklimonade
  3. (archaic) lemonade or any other lemon-based or lime-based sweetened drink
    Synonym: citroenlimonade

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Aukan: ayomanali
  • Caribbean Hindustani: nimnár
  • Indonesian: limonade

French

Alternative forms

  • limonnade (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From limon (lemon) +‎ -ade. Compare Italian limonata, Spanish limonada, Venetan łimonada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.mɔ.nad/

Noun

limonade f (plural limonades)

  1. lemonade; a serving of lemonade
    Synonym: citronnade
    • 1640, Antoine Oudin, Recherches italiennes et françoises, ou Dictionnaire, Paris: Antoine de Sommaville, pages 219a, 465b, 781a, 863b:
      Citronata, limonade. Item, saulse faite avec du jus de citron.
      Citronata, lemonade. Likewise, a sauce made with lemon juice.
      Limonea, limonnade.
      Limonea, lemonade.
      Sorbetto, sorte de limonade. Item, petite gorgée.
      Sorbetto, kind of lemonade. Likewise, a small gulp.
      Tizerbetto, sorte de breuvage, comme la limonade.
      Tizerbetto, kind of beverage, like lemonade.
  2. a soda with a hint of lemon flavoring with sugar that is popular in France; a serving of this soda
  3. (dated) the general business of operating a bar or cafe
    Il était sûrement dans la limonade depuis longtemps
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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch limonade, from French limonade.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.moˈna.də/, [li.moˈna.də]
  • Rhymes: -də
  • Hyphenation: li‧mo‧na‧dê

Noun

limonadê (plural limonade-limonade)

  1. lemonade:
    1. a flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment
    2. a clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar

Alternative forms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French limonade.

Noun

limonade m (definite singular limonaden, indefinite plural limonader, definite plural limonadene)

  1. lemonade (still beverage)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French limonade.

Noun

limonade m (definite singular limonaden, indefinite plural limonadar, definite plural limonadane)

  1. lemonade (still beverage)

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