Yeah, same here Ali. 'Lemonade' is usually just a clear fizzy drink. But there are also 'traditional' lemonades and 'cloudy' lemonades. Both of which are more like homemade lemonade but with the addition of fizz.
Lemonade = fizzy.
[eta] ahh...according to wiki:
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The term "lemonade" has a variety of meanings, differing by region.
In the UK, the suffix '-ade' means a 'carbonated sweet soft drink'; hence limeade, orangeade, cherryade, etc
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I had just always assumed that is what 'ade' indicated. Didn't realise it was Brit specific. Presumably then you guys would say 'lime soda' or 'cherry soda' then? All these years I thought 'Gatorade' was a fizzy drink because of the '-ade' suffix. When actually the 'ade' was referring to lemonade.
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American-style lemonade exists in the UK as a "homemade" juice (also called lemonade), but is only rarely sold commercially under that name. A carbonated version is commonly sold commercially as "cloudy" or "traditional" lemonade. There are also similar uncarbonated products, lemon squash and lemon barley water, both of which are usually sold as a syrup which is diluted to taste
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Meanwhile on the other side of the globe:
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In Australia and New Zealand, lemonade can also refer to any clear, carbonated soft drink with a primarily lemon flavor; e.g. a lemon-lime soft drink, such as Sprite. Culturally however, with a drink such as Sprite, the flavor is not recognised as "lemon-lime", but just plain "lemonade", although it is still the same flavor as its international counterpart. Other colored (and flavored) soft drinks are sometimes referred to by their color such as "red lemonade" or "green lemonade", implying that "lemonade" is the clear version of its "flavored" counterparts.
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