soda

[soh-duh]

noun

1. sodium hydroxide.

2. sodium monoxide.

3. sodium carbonate.

4. sodium, as in carbonate of soda.

5. soda water.

6. a drink made with soda water, flavoring, such as fruit or other syrups, and often ice cream, milk, etc.

7. soda pop.

8. (in faro) the card turned up in the dealing box before one begins to play.

soda

/ ˈsəʊdə /

noun

1. any of a number of simple inorganic compounds of sodium, such as sodium carbonate ( washing soda ), sodium bicarbonate ( baking soda ), and sodium hydroxide ( caustic soda )

2. See soda water

3. a fizzy drink

4. the top card of the pack in faro

5. slang,  something easily done; a pushover

Other Word Forms

• sodaless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of soda¹

1550–60; (< Italian ) < Medieval Latin < Arabic suwwādah kind of plant; compare Middle French soulde, soude

Word History and Origins

Origin of soda¹

C16: from Medieval Latin, from sodanum barilla, a plant that was burned to obtain a type of sodium carbonate, perhaps of Arabic origin

Example Sentences

The devices shoot a hunk of harm foam roughly the size of a small soda can at more than 200 mph.

From Los Angeles Times

With the old friction gone, people can self-assemble around anything at all — zoning laws, a lost cat, the memory of a discontinued soda.

From Salon

Department stores, antiques shops and an old-fashioned soda fountain visited by generations have come and gone from the city’s historic core, but the park and its electric tile fountain have endured.

From Los Angeles Times

Of the six states, Florida will have the most restrictions, which include the purchase of soda, energy drinks, candy and prepared desserts, Newsweek reported.

From Salon

He mixed lager with washing soda and iodised salt before adding vitamin C powder last to avoid a foam explosion.

From BBC

Related Words

• drink