noun
limeade
lym-AYD/ˌlaɪmˈeɪd/
A sweet drink made from lime juice and water.
The limeade combines sweetened lime juice with water and ice.
Etymology
Lime combines with the drink-forming ending of lemonade: the new name identifies the corresponding drink made with lime juice. An earlier name was lime punch.
In context
then we're going in with our cool chilled limeade oh my goodness that looks so refreshing
More examples
- I pour the limeade over ice.
- We bring a pitcher of homemade limeade to the picnic.
- They order two limeades with their sandwiches.
Forms
limeade · limeades
Similar words
- lemonade
- Uses lemon juice instead of lime juice.
- orangeade
- Uses orange juice rather than lime juice.