grenadine

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A sweet concoction of pineapple, grenadine, and some colorless liquor that can burn the hair off your chest if guzzled individually, the sunrise-colored concoction could have you channeling the loopy Abdul in four sips or less.

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  1. noun A thick sweet syrup made from pomegranates and used as a flavoring, especially in beverages.
  2. noun A thin, loosely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or synthetic fiber.

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  • I have a similar objection to gin, grenadine, and tonic water: they are not a commutative property of semi-tropical cocktails containing citrus.
  • “Picon-grenadine? Cassis Cassis.” And as though to identify himself still further with the proprietor, he had poured himself a Suze. —  Maigret’s Dead Man - Georges Simenon - 56: 1948
  • Blend regular rum, coconut rum, grenadine, orange juice, pineapple juice and crushed ice until the texture is like a slush. —  LOVEBSCOTT.COM
  • In the pictured variation I used lime juice instead of lemon juice and fresh pomegranate juice as opposed to grenadine: I feel this is fresher and better tasting than the straight recipe. —  Benito's Wine Reviews
  • A sweet concoction of pineapple, grenadine, and some colorless liquor that can burn the hair off your chest if guzzled individually, the sunrise-colored concoction could have you channeling the loopy Abdul in four sips or less. —  Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
 

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  1. French, from grenade, pomegranate, from Old French grenate; see pomegranate.

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  1. from French grenadine, feminine, grenadine (cf.grenadin, masculine, a small fricandeau), diminutive of grenade, a pomegranate, grenade: see grenade.
 

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/grɛnəˈdin/
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