grenadine

UK: /ˌɡrɛnəˈdiːn/, /ˈɡrɛnəˌdiːn/

US: (gren′ə dēn′, gren′ə dēn′)

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gren•a•dine¹  (gren′ə dēn′, gren′ə dēn′), n. 

1. Textiles a thin fabric of leno weave in silk, nylon, rayon, or wool.

• French, perh. after Granada, Spain. See -ine¹
• 1850–55

gren•a•dine²  (gren′ə dēn′, gren′ə dēn′), n. 

1. Food, Wine a syrup made from pomegranate juice.

• French, diminutive of grenade pomegranate. See grenade, -ine¹
• 1700–10

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grenadine / ˌɡrɛnəˈdiːn/ noun

1. a light thin leno-weave fabric of silk, wool, rayon, or nylon, used esp for dresses

Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from earlier grenade silk with a grained texture, from grenu grained; see grain

grenadine / ˌɡrɛnəˈdiːn ˈɡrɛnəˌdiːn/ noun

1. a syrup made from pomegranate juice, used as a sweetening and colouring agent in various drinks

Etymology: 19th Century: from French: a little pomegranate, from grenade pomegranate; see grenade