soda

== English == === Etymology === From Italian soda. Sense 4 is an ellipsis of soda water. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊdə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊdə/ Rhymes: -əʊdə === Noun === soda (countable and uncountable, plural sodas) (uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate. Synonym: baking soda (uncountable) Sodium carbonate. Synonym: washing soda (uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination. (uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate). (chiefly US, Philippines, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink. (chiefly US, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink. (card games) The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play. ==== Usage notes ==== Preferences for using “coke” generically, “pop”, “soda”, etc. for the class of carbonated beverages has a strong regional component in the United States. See extended notes at soda pop. ==== Synonyms ==== (drink, glass of this drink): carbonated drink, fizzy drink, fizz (UK), (fizzy) pop (Northwest US, Canada, UK), soda pop (US), soft drink, coke (Southern US), tonic (Massachusetts) lemonade (Australia), ginger (Scotland), thirst-buster (colloquial) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Unami: suti ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “soda”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. === Anagrams === AOSD, ados, DAOs, daos, odas, ADOS, dosa, sado- == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsoda] === Noun === soda f soda (sodium bicarbonate; usually baking soda) soda (sodium carbonate; usually washing soda, caustic soda) soda (carbonated water) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “soda”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “soda”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “soda”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === From Italian soda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoːda/ === Noun === soda c (singular definite sodaen, not used in plural form) soda (sodium carbonate) soda water Synonym: sodavand ==== Declension ==== === References === “soda” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English soda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /so.da/ === Noun === soda m (plural sodas) soda, soft drink ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “soda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ados, dosa, sado == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsoda/ [ˈso.da] Rhymes: -oda Syllabification: so‧da === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch soda, from Italian soda, from Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ, “Suaeda”), which has several variants in Arabic dialects only recorded later. ==== Noun ==== soda (plural soda-soda) soda sodium bicarbonate Synonyms: soda kue, natrium bikarbonat sodium carbonate Synonym: natrium karbonat sodium in chemical combination. carbonated water sweet, carbonated drink ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Mandailing Batak [Term?]. ==== Noun ==== soda (plural soda-soda) lime chewed with a betel quid Synonym: kapur sirih === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Cia-Cia [Term?]. ==== Verb ==== soda attached (branches attached to the tree) === Etymology 4 === From Koneq-Koneqe ==== Noun ==== soda (plural soda-soda) warm water Synonym: air hangat === Further reading === “soda”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ, “Suaeda”), which has several variants in Arabic dialects only recorded later. Meanings of a beverage are semantic loan from English soda. ==== Alternative forms ==== seda ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.da/ Rhymes: -ɔda Hyphenation: sò‧da ==== Noun ==== soda f (plural sode) (obsolete) parts of certain plants high in mineral salts the ashes in particular of which were used in glassmaking soda, sodium carbonate Synonym: carbonato di sodio soda water Synonym: seltz === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== soda f feminine singular of sodo, meaning solid and firm, synonymous with solida ==== Verb ==== soda third-person singular present indicative of sodare === Anagrams === dosa == Karelian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *sota. === Noun === soda (genitive sovan, partitive sodua) war ==== Synonyms ==== voina ==== Derived terms ==== ydinsoda == Kongo == === Etymology === Borrowed from French soldat. === Noun === soda soldier == Latvian == === Noun === soda f (4th declension) soda natron ==== Declension ==== === Noun === soda m genitive singular of sods === Verb === soda third-person singular/plural present indicative of sodīt (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of sodīt (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of sodīt == Lingala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Kongo soda. === Noun === soda soldier == Lithuanian == === Etymology 1 === Belonging to the family of Lithuanian sodinti. ==== Noun ==== sodà f (plural sõdos) stress pattern 4 (dialectal or rare) village, settlement Synonyms: kaimas, sodžius ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== “soda”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965), “sodà”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 854 === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== sodà f (plural sòdos) stress pattern 2 (chiefly in the singular) soda (chemical compound containing sodium) kaustinė soda ― caustic soda, sodium hydroxide kalcinuota soda ― calcined soda, sodium carbonate kepimo soda, maistinė soda ― baking soda, [food-related] soda, sodium bicarbonate ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== “soda”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 == Livonian == === Noun === soda Salaca form of suodā (“war”) === References === Andreas Johan Sjögren, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1861), Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Wörterbuch Pajusalu, Karl & Winkler, Eberhard, Salis-livisches Wörterbuch (2009). Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia. Tallinn. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Italian sodo, possibly from Latin solidus (“solid”). The second sense is borrowed from English. ==== Noun ==== soda m (definite singular sodaen, indefinite plural sodaar or sodaer, definite plural sodaane or sodaene) sodium carbonate carbonated water, soft drink === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== soda n definite plural of sod === References === “soda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Alternative forms === zoda (Łowicz, Złaków Borowy, Strugienice, Stachlew) === Etymology === Internationalism; compare German Soda, Italian soda, Spanish soda, ultimately from Medieval Latin soda, from Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ). Doublet of sód. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.da/ Rhymes: -ɔda Syllabification: so‧da === Noun === soda f (chemistry) soda, sodium carbonate, washing soda Synonym: węglan sodu (baking, chemistry) baking soda, soda, sodium bicarbonate Synonym: soda oczyszczona ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “soda”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “soda”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Spanish soda. Meanings of a beverage are semantic loan from English soda. ==== Noun ==== soda f (plural sodas) (historical) parts of certain plants high in mineral salts the ashes in particular of which were used in glassmaking soda (carbonated water) soda (sweet, carbonated drink) Synonyms: refrigerante, refresco ===== Related terms ===== sódio === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== soda inflection of sodar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “soda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “soda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sǒːda/ === Noun === sóda f (Cyrillic spelling со́да) soda (sodium carbonate) soda (carbonated drink) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “soda”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Noun === soda inflection of sod: genitive singular nominative/accusative dual == Spanish == === Etymology === 16th-century borrowing from Italian soda. Doublet of sosa acquired earlier from Catalan. Meanings of a beverage are semantic loan from English soda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoda/ [ˈso.ð̞a] Rhymes: -oda Syllabification: so‧da === Noun === soda f (plural sodas) (historical) parts of certain plants high in mineral salts the ashes in particular of which were used in glassmaking soda (soft drink) Synonyms: gaseosa, refresco, (Chile) bebida soda (sodium hydroxide) Synonym: sosa (Costa Rica, Panama, rarely in United States) eatery; cheap, casual restaurant Synonym: comedor ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “soda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From English soda. ==== Noun ==== soda class IX (plural soda class X) soda (carbonated water) soda (sweet carbonated drink) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Arabic سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ, “black bile; by extension, melancholy”). ==== Noun ==== soda class IX (plural soda class X) melancholy == Swedish == === Etymology === From Italian soda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²suːda/ === Noun === soda c soda, sodium carbonate ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== natriumkarbonat ==== Related terms ==== sodalut sodavatten === References === “soda”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === dosa, osad == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === From English solder. === Noun === soda solder == Veps == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *sota. === Noun === soda war ==== Inflection ====