soda
soda Lexical Profile
soda Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A sweet, carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage.
"She ordered a cheeseburger with a side of fries and a large soda."
Unflavored carbonated water, often used as a mixer in alcoholic beverages.
"He sat at the bar and ordered a scotch and soda."
Any of several compounds of sodium, especially sodium carbonate (washing soda) or sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).
"The cake recipe calls for flour, sugar, and half a teaspoon of baking soda."
Word Nuance & Usage
In the United States, the generic term for a carbonated beverage is heavily subject to regional dialect variation, with 'soda' prevalent on the coasts, while 'pop' is favored in the Midwest and 'coke' in the South.
• Rhymes for soda
Word Origin & Etymology
From late Middle English, denoting an alkaline substance. It stems from medieval Latin 'soda', likely originating from Arabic 'suwwād', a species of saltwort from which sodium carbonate was historically extracted.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.