gingerade

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noun

A refreshing carbonated drink made with ginger.

OriginEnglish ginger ← Middle English gingere ← Old French gingembreinflu. →
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Meanings

noungingerade (countable and uncountable, plural gingerades)

plural gingerades

  1. countableuncountableA refreshing carbonated drink made with ginger.

Origin

  1. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
  3. Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
  4. Latinzingiberi
  5. Late Latingingiber
  6. Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
  7. Old Englishgingifer
  8. Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
  9. Middle Englishgingivere
  10. Middle Englishgingere
  11. Englishginger
  12. Englishgingerade

From ginger + -ade.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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