English Explanatory Dictionary

soda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sodium bicarbonate.
  2. Sodium carbonate.
  3. Sodium in chemical combination.
  4. Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
  5. Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
  6. A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
  7. The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play.
name
  1. A surname from Japanese.

Pronunciation

/ˈsəʊdə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soda.wav /ˈsoʊdə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-soda.wav

Word forms

soda sodas

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)bor. Italian sodabor. English soda From Italian soda. Sense 4 is an ellipsis of soda water.

Synonyms

baking soda washing soda carbonated drink fizzy drink fizz pop soda pop soft drink coke tonic lemonade ginger thirst-buster

Derived words

ammonia-soda process baking soda bicarbonate of soda bicarb soda bread soda caustic soda champagne soda club soda cooking soda creaming soda cream soda dirty soda doodh soda soda to hock hydrosulfite of soda hydrosulphite of soda hyposulfite of soda hyposulphite of soda ice-cream soda ice cream soda icecream soda lemon soda muriate of soda nitrate of soda oat soda pyrosoda sal soda salt of soda soda-acid soda acid soda alum soda ash soda biscuit soda bread soda cellulose Soda City soda counter soda cracker Soda Creek soda fount soda fountain soda fountain chair Sodagate soda glass sodaholic sodaic soda jerk soda jerker soda lake sodaless sodalicious sodalike soda-lime soda-lime glass sodalite soda lye soda machine sodamide soda niter soda nitre
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