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soda

noun

Simple meaning

Any carbonated soft drink.

Pronunciation

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sohduh

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈsoʊdə

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. chiefly usphilippinesuncountable

    Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.

  2. A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring

    “In New England they call sodas tonics.”

  3. uncountable

    Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

  4. chiefly uscountable

    A glass, bottle or can of this drink.

  5. A sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper

  6. uncountable

    Sodium carbonate.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.

Used this way, soda is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “In New England they call sodas tonics.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Carbonated / sweet

soda watersoda fountain

Sodium

baking sodacaustic soda

First

club soda

Other combinations

soda ashsoda popwashing soda

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • soda biscuitnounCompound term

    Very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda.

  • soda bottlenounCompound term

    A bottle for holding soft drinks.

  • soda cannounCompound term

    A can for holding soft drinks.

  • soda crackernounCompound term

    Unsweetened cracker leavened slightly with soda and cream of tartar.

  • soda fountainnounCompound term

    A counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are prepared and served.

  • soda jerknounCompound term

    Someone who works at a soda fountain.

Related Words

Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.

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Synonyms

Sense: any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink

tonic

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