soda

Meaning

1. Sodium bicarbonate (usually baking soda).
2. Sodium carbonate (usually washing soda).
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 Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).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.

Synonyms

soda water

soft drink

soda pop

pop

sodium carbonate

tonic

washing soda

carbonated water

fizzy drink

sal soda

soda ash

sodium bicarbonate

baking soda

fizz

fizzy

sparkling water

seltzer water

pop

fizzy

soda-water

nonalcoholic drink

household soda

push-over

tonic

coke

ashes

fizzy drink

coke

cola

dope

juice

lemonade

lye

mineral water

mixer

natron

potash

refresher

refreshments

sherbet

soft drinks

ade

bicarbonate of soda

carbonated drink

fizzy water

natronite

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsəʊdə/

Etymology

From Italian soda.