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grenadine

/ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/

grenadine noun: a cordial syrup made from pomegranates.

Noun (1)

grenadine (countable and uncountable, plural grenadines)

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

Noun (2)

grenadine (countable and uncountable, plural grenadines)

  1. A syrup made from cloves and other spices.

Adjective capitalized: Grenadine

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

grenadine meaning in Tamil

grenadine in Tamil

கிரேனாடின்

Forms of grenadine

Noun
pluralgrenadines
Adjective
comparativemore Grenadine
superlativemost Grenadine

Origin of grenadine

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

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

Questions about grenadine

What does grenadine mean?
Grenadine means a cordial syrup made from pomegranates.
What is grenadine in Tamil?
Grenadine in Tamil is கிரேனாடின். See Grenadine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is grenadine?
Grenadine can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce grenadine?
Grenadine is pronounced /ˈɡɹɛnədiːn/.
What is the plural of grenadine?
The plural of grenadine is grenadines.

Words near grenadine in the dictionary

  1. grenadiers
  2. grenadilla
  3. grenadillas
  4. grenadillo
  5. grenadin
  6. grenadine
  7. grenadines
  8. Grenadinese
  9. grenading
  10. grenado
  11. grenadoes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: grenadine (page history and authors); Grenadine (page history and authors); grenadine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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