grenadine

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/ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/

noun

A cordial syrup made from pomegranates.

OriginFrench grenadine ← Middle French grenade →
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Meanings

grenadine1

noungrenadine (countable and uncountable, plural grenadines)

plural grenadines

  1. countableuncountableA cordial syrup made from pomegranates.
  2. countableuncountableA dilute drink made from this syrup.
  3. countableuncountableA thin gauzy fabric of silk or wool, used for women's clothing and men's woven luxury ties.
  4. countabledateduncountableformerly a trade nameA dyestuff consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.

grenadine2

noungrenadine (countable and uncountable, plural grenadines)

plural grenadines

  1. countableuncountableA syrup made from cloves and other spices.

Grenadine3

adjectiveGrenadine (comparative more Grenadine, superlative most Grenadine)

comparative more Grenadine · superlative most Grenadine

  1. Pertaining to the city of Grenada.

    In 1936, year of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Lorca gave a radio talk about how he regarded the contrast between the Nasrid palaces and that of Charles V as emblematic of the divide in contemporary Grenadine society.

    2004, Robert Irwin, The Alhambra, Profile Books, published 2005, page 180

Origin

grenadine · noun

  1. Middle Frenchgrenade“pomegranate”
  2. Frenchgrenadine
  3. Englishgrenadine

Borrowed from French grenadine, from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”).

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grenadine · noun

  1. Middle Frenchgrenade“pomegranate”
  2. Frenchgrenadin
  3. Frenchœillet
  4. Frenchœillet grenadin“clove pink”
  5. Englishgrenadine

Borrowed from French œillet grenadin (“clove pink”) from French œillet and French grenadin from Middle French grenade (“pomegranate”).

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Translations

Bulgarian сироп от нар
  • сироп от нар (sirop ot nar)syrup
Catalan granadina
  • granadinasyrup
Finnish granaattiomenamehu, grenadiini
  • granaattiomenamehudilute drink
  • grenadiinifabric
  • grenadiinisyrup
German Grenadine
  • Grenadinesyrup
Korean 그레나딘 시럽
  • 그레나딘 시럽 (geurenadin sireop)syrup
Polish grenadyna, grenadyna
  • grenadynadilute drink
  • grenadynasyrup
Russian гренади́н
  • гренади́н (grenadín)syrup

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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