Word origin
[1650–60; ‹ F: something grilled, equiv. to OF
grille grill1 +
-ade -ade1]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backhand, burlesque, oscillation, profile, romantic-ade is a suffix found in nouns denoting action or process or a person or persons acting,appearing in loanwords from French and sometimes from Spanish (cannonade; fusillade; renegade), but also attached to native stems. Other words that use the affix -ade include: blockade, escapade, lemonade, masquerade