-ade Definition
ād
suffix
A sweetened beverage of.
Limeade.
American Heritage
affix
The act of ____ing.
Blockade.
Webster's New World
Result or product.
Arcade.
Webster's New World
Participant(s) in an action.
Brigade.
Webster's New World
Drink made from the juice of.
Limeade.
Webster's New World
noun
A drink made from a fruit.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- fruit drink
Origin of -ade
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Middle English from Old French ultimately from Latin -āta feminine of -ātus -ate –ate1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Fr -ade; Prov, Port, or Sp -ada; It -ata; all ult. < L -ata, fem. ending of pp. of verbs of the first conjugation
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
From the suffix -ade which is commonly applied to fruits to create terms indicating drinks made from those fruits.
From Wiktionary
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From a diminutive of the given names Adam or Adrian.
From Wiktionary
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