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

“I needed $2.60 to go get two slices of pizza and a soda, and I just thought: That’s the thing that I want. That was the thing that mattered to me,” he said.

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“I needed $2.60 to go get two slices of pizza and a soda, and I just thought: That’s the thing that I want. That was the thing that mattered to me,” he said.

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He speeds between my legs and bounces around the room, knocking over boxes, jumping onto furniture, and spilling open soda cans on the burgundy rug.

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The average price of a cheeseburger, soda and fries, it says, rose by 3.8% in the year through September.

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Its namesake Pepsi soda has lost market share to competitors like Dr. Pepper and Sprite.

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Related Words

• drink