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sod, sod disease, sod house, sod off, sod's law, soda, soda ash, soda biscuit, soda bread, soda cracker, soda fountain
Origin of soda
1550–60; (< Italian) < Medieval Latin < Arabic suwwādah kind of plant; compare Middle French soulde, soude
OTHER WORDS FROM soda
so·da·less, adjectiveregional variation note for soda
7. See soda pop.
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British Dictionary definitions for soda
soda
/ (ˈsəʊdə) /
noun
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)
See soda water
US and Canadian a fizzy drink
the top card of the pack in faro
a soda Australian slang something easily done; a pushover
Word Origin for soda
C16: from Medieval Latin, from sodanum barilla, a plant that was burned to obtain a type of sodium carbonate, perhaps of Arabic origin
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Medicine definitions for soda
soda
[ sō′də ]
n.
Any of various forms of sodium carbonate.
Chemically combined sodium.
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