{{Short description|English language suffix for drinks}} thumb|upright|150px|A glass of limeade '''-ade''' is a suffix used for a fruit- (typically citrus) flavored beverage.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Laura Halpin Rinsky|author2=Glenn Rinsky |title=The Pastry Chef's Companion: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for the Baking and Pastry Professional |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |location=Chichester |year=2009 |pages=3 |isbn=978-0-470-00955-0 |oclc=173182689}}</ref> These drinks may be carbonated or non-carbonated. Widespread examples include lemonade, cherryade,<ref>{{cite book |title=Carbonated Soft Drinks |first=David P. |last=Steen |author2=Ashurst, P.R. |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=1-4051-3435-6 |page=4}}</ref> limeade, shandyade and orangeade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shandyade |url=https://barrflavours.com/products/shandyade |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Barr Flavours |language=en}}</ref> It is often mixed with water.
The suffix is more formally used to denote an action, or a product of an action,<ref>{{Cite web |title=-ade {{!}} Meaning of suffix -ade by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ade |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=www.etymonline.com |language=en}}</ref> for example with the word "blockade" meaning a physical barrier that was created with the intention of blocking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of BLOCKADE |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blockade |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Etymology== The suffix ''-ade'' originates from the Latin ''-ata'', which is a past participle used for forming nouns. It was introduced to English in the word ''lemonade'', a loanword taken from the French ''limonade''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Durkin |first1=Philip |author-link=Philip Durkin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OiiQDwAAQBAJ |title=The Oxford Guide to Etymology |date=24 July 2009 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-157045-2 |page=236 |language=en}}</ref>
== Brand examples == Variants of the suffix have been used in brand names, including Kool-Aid and Flavor Aid from the 1920s. It is a popular naming convention with sports drinks, starting with Lucozade, first manufactured in 1927 under the name ''Glucozade'' and renamed Lucozade in 1929. Other examples include Powerade, Accelerade, Staminade, Sporade, and Gatorade.
Scottish soft drinks manufacturer A.G. Barr uses the suffix for its "Barr Flavours" range. These include Cherryade, Pineappleade Raspberryade and Shandyade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barr Flavours {{!}} Fizzingly fun soft-drinks {{!}} A wide range of great tast |url=https://barrflavours.com/ |access-date=2026-02-07 |website=Barr Flavours |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Barr Flavours - AG Barr |url=https://www.agbarr.co.uk/our-brands/other-portfolio-brands/barr-flavours/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251012144150/https://www.agbarr.co.uk/our-brands/other-portfolio-brands/barr-flavours/ |archive-date=2025-10-12 |access-date=2026-02-07 |website=www.agbarr.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> They also produced the now discontinued "appleade".
==See also== {{Wiktionary}} {{portal|Drink}} *Soft drink *Squash (drink) *List of soft drink flavors
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