soda

[ soh-duh ]

/ ˈsoʊ də /

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noun

sodium hydroxide.

sodium monoxide.

sodium carbonate(def 2).

sodium, as in carbonate of soda.

soda water.

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

soda pop.

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

Origin of soda

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

regional variation note for soda

7. See soda pop.

OTHER WORDS FROM soda

so·da·less, adjective

Words nearby soda

sod, sod disease, sod house, sod off, sod's law, soda, soda ash, soda biscuit, soda bread, soda cracker, soda fountain

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He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk.

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It is asserted there that soda water was invented in Belfast.

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Wrayson helped himself to a whisky and soda, and lit a cigar.

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Before each man was a long tumbler of whisky and soda, and a box of cigars lay on the table.

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Let her alone until she rouses,—then give her hot water with a pinch of soda in it at fifteen-minute intervals.

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I've not forgotten the last brandy and soda I had with you at Oxford.

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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

Medical definitions for soda

soda

[ sō′də ]

n.

Any of various forms of sodium carbonate.

Chemically combined sodium.

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