soda
soda definition
soda (sō′də)
noun
- sodium oxide, NaO
- sodium bicarbonate
- sodium carbonate
- sodium hydroxide
- soda water
- ☆ soda pop
- ☆ a confection of soda water flavored with syrup, fruit, etc. and served with ice cream in it
- ☆ in faro, the card turned up in the dealing box before play starts
Etymology: ML (or It or Sp) < Ar suwayd, burnt plant (from which soda was produced), dim. of ʾaswad, black
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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