ade

A drink made from a fruit, especially a fizzy one.

Noun

  1. A drink made from a fruit, especially a fizzy one.
    • To come to the tables or stands: they were loaded with chocolate, coffee, agua de miel, pulque, mescal, orchatas of several kinds, all the lemon and other "ades" already described, as well as all the cakes and candies,...
    • If the judgment of the above-mentioned office be correct, in truth, no drink may here be offered to the public as lemonade unless it is made out of fresh fruit! And so with raspberryade and all the other "ades." - 1905,...

    Synonyms: fruitade

Origin

Back-formation from lemonade, orangeade, etc.

Forms

ades

Derived

grapefruitade