grenadine

noun

gren·​a·​dine ˌgre-nə-ˈdēn 

ˈgre-nə-ˌdēn

1

: an open-weave fabric of various fibers

2

: a moderate reddish orange

3

: a syrup flavored with pomegranates and used in mixed drinks

Examples of grenadine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While most commonly associated with the Masters Tournament, this drink with lemon and pineapple juices, grenadine, and vodka or gin suits summer just as well. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025

Others, like celebrated New Orleans bartender Chris Hannah, take the fruit punch approach, adding orange juice and grenadine, and some go further still, with Galliano and simple syrup and vanilla, and so on. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2025

And, importantly, there’s no pineapple juice or grenadine in sight. —Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

At a country club lunch, the three non-celebrities each order a Roy Rogers (Coca-Cola with grenadine) to drink. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from grenade coarse silk fabric, pomegranate

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grenadine

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean