ramune

See also: Ramunė

English

A bottle of ramune.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラムネ (ramune). Doublet of lemonade.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːmʊˌneɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑmʊˌneɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

ramune (plural ramune or ramunes)

1. A type of Japanese carbonated soft drink generally bottled in a Codd-neck bottle.
   • 2021 December 6, Jeanne Jacob, Food Cultures of Japan: Recipes, Customs, and Issues, Greenwood, →ISBN, page 119:

     There are two classic Japanese soda drinks from the late 19th century still drunk today: ramune (lemonade) and saidā (cider). Ramune is a fizzy lemonade created in 1872 in Kobe and bottled in an eccentric bottle, called a Codd-neck bottle, sealed with a glass marble.

Translations

type of Japanese carbonated soft drink

• Korean: 라무네 (ramune)

Japanese

Romanization

ramune

1. Rōmaji transcription of ラムネ