grenadine

Everyday

A sweet red syrup, traditionally made from pomegranate juice, used to flavour and colour drinks. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life grenadine is added to lemonade or orange juice to make red, layered drinks, such as a «Shirley Temple». In cooking or science lessons the layered drink shows density: the heavy syrup sinks to the bottom. Phrases: a splash of grenadine, grenadine syrup.

Examples

• The waiter added a splash of grenadine to my lemonade. tree →
• Grenadine is a sweet red syrup. tree →
• It sank to the bottom of the glass because it is heavier. tree →
• A Shirley Temple is ginger ale with grenadine and a cherry. tree →
• Our science demo used grenadine to show layers. tree →
• Grenadine was first made from pomegranates. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Pronounced GREN-uh-deen. It comes from the French word for pomegranate («grenade»). Not related to «grenade» (a small bomb), even though the words are cousins. Many shop brands now use other fruit flavours and colouring.