soda

A2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈsoʊdə/ UK /ˈsəʊdə/ See IPA manual

Freq #3917

Meanings

1

noun
A sweet, fizzy drink.

She ordered a burger and a large soda.
2

noun
Plain fizzy water, often mixed with another drink.

He asked for a whisky and soda.
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

Appears in

Phrases (2)

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soda cracker
an unsweetened cracker lightly raised with baking soda

Noun + noun
sal soda
an older name for sodium carbonate, also called washing soda

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

soda Italian

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Topics

Food & Drink

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# soda

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsoʊdə/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsəʊdə/
**Frequency rank:** 3917

## Meanings
1. A sweet, fizzy drink.
2. Plain fizzy water, often mixed with another drink.
3. A white powder used in cooking and cleaning.

## Examples
- She ordered a burger and a large soda.
- He asked for a whisky and soda.
- Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the cake mixture.

## Derived Forms
- pyrosoda
- soda-acid
- soda-lime
- sodagate
- sodaholic
- sodaic
- sodaless
- sodalicious
- sodalike
- sodalite
- sodamide
- sodic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: soda

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

## AI Etymology
The etymological chain for soda runs Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ) borrowed into Italian sodabor. English soda From Italian soda. Sense 4 is an ellipsis of soda water. Important forms in the word's history include Italian soda. In current use it includes senses such as A sweet, fizzy drink and Plain fizzy water, often mixed with another drink.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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