US /ˈsoʊdə/ UK /ˈsəʊdə/
noun Freq #3917

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A sweet, fizzy drink.

    She ordered a burger and a large soda.

  2. 2
    noun

    Plain fizzy water, often mixed with another drink.

    He asked for a whisky and soda.

  3. 3
    noun

    A white powder used in cooking and cleaning.

    Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the cake mixture.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a sweet, fizzy drink. popsoda popsoft drink
2 noun · plain fizzy water, often... carbonated drink
3 noun · a white powder used in... baking sodawashing soda
Word family
Forms sodas
Derived forms pyrosodasoda-acidsoda-limesodagatesodaholicsodaicsodalesssodalicioussodalikesodalitesodamidesodic

Etymology

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

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