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grenadine¹

  • /ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/

Where it comes from

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

noun grenadines

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

grenadine²

  • /ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/

Where it comes from

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

noun grenadines

  1. countable, uncountable A syrup made from cloves and other spices.

Grenadine³

adjective more Grenadine · 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.

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noun syrup

한국어그레나딘 시럽 geurenadin sireop
DeutschGrenadine
Русскийгренади́н grenadín

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"grenadine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grenadine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{grenadine_2026,
  title = {grenadine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grenadine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}