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soda

nouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈsəʊdə//
  • United States//ˈsoʊdə//

Sodium bicarbonate.

noun

  1. 1

    Sodium bicarbonate.

  2. 2

    Sodium carbonate.

  3. 3

    Sodium in chemical combination.

  4. 4

    Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

    A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’

  5. 5

    Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.

    Should Americans on food assistance be able to use that money on soda? Starting in 2026, the answer in six states will be no. At least six others have proposed similar restrictions, and some states are also disallowing candy purchases.

  6. 6

    A glass, bottle or can of this drink.

  7. 7

    The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural
sodas
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).