ade

A1D2E1
/ˈeɪd/

noun

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

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fruitadefruit drink
Less commonScrabble 4

Meanings

ade1

nounade (plural ades)

plural ades

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

    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, American Bottler, volume 25, page 74
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    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, […]

    1895, John G Bourke, Folk-foods of the Rio Grande Valley of Northern Mexico, page 61

    Synonyms: fruitade

Ade2

proper noun
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. rareA male given name.

ADE3

nounADE (plural ADEs)

plural ADEs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of adverse drug effect.
  2. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of antibody-dependent enhancement.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Australian disability enterprise (“a form of sheltered workshop”).

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice

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fruit drink

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Origin

ade · noun

Back-formation from lemonade, orangeade, etc.

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Ade · proper noun

The surname derives from medieval forms of Adam or Adrian.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 泡泡, 果汁
  • 泡泡 (pàopào)drink made from a fruit
  • 果汁 (guǒzhī)drink made from a fruit
Dutch limonade, priklimonade
  • limonadedrink made from a fruit
  • priklimonadedrink made from a fruit
  • frisdrankdrink made from a fruit
Finnish limu (fizzy), hedelmäjuoma
  • limu (fizzy)drink made from a fruit
  • hedelmäjuomadrink made from a fruit
Japanese エード
  • エード (ēdo)drink made from a fruit
Korean 에이드
  • 에이드 (eideu)drink made from a fruit

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Cite this entry
APA

ade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ade

MLA

“ade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ade.

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