Meanings
soda1
nounsoda (countable and uncountable, plural sodas)
plural sodas
- uncountableSodium in chemical combination.
- uncountableCarbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC - PhilippinesUSuncountableAny carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
Should Americans on food assistance be able to use that money on soda? Starting in 2026, the answer in six states will be no. At least six others have proposed similar restrictions, and some states are also disallowing candy purchases.
2025 July 19, Ben Blatt, “Should Food Stamps Pay for Soda?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN - UScountableA glass, bottle or can of this drink.
Synonyms: carbonated drink, fizzy drink, fizz, pop, soda pop, soft drink, fountain drink, coke
- countableuncountablecard gamesThe first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play.
Soda2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSodium bicarbonate.
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nounSodium carbonate.
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nounA glass, bottle or can of this drink.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
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nouna sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
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Origin
soda · noun
- Arabicأَسْوَد (ʔaswad)
- Ancient Greekμελαγχολία (melankholía)calq.?
- Arabicسَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ)
- Arabicأَسْوَد (ʔaswad)
- Arabicسُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)
- Italiansoda
- Englishsoda
From Italian soda. Sense 4 is an ellipsis of soda water.
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Full word history & related roots →Soda · proper noun
- Japanese宗田
- EnglishSoda
Borrowed from Japanese 宗田 (sōda).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans natriumkarbonaat, wassoda
- natriumkarbonaatsodium carbonate
- wassodasodium carbonate
- natriumkarbonaatsodium in chemical combination
- sodawatercarbonated water
- koeldranksweet, carbonated drink
Arabic صُودَا, كَرْبُونَات اَلصُّودْيُوم
- صُودَا (ṣōdā)sodium carbonate
- كَرْبُونَات اَلصُّودْيُوم (karbunāt aṣ-ṣodyum)sodium carbonate
- مَشْرُوب غَازِيّ (mašrūb ḡāziyy)sweet, carbonated drink
Basque gaseosa
- gaseosasweet, carbonated drink
Bulgarian со́да, газирана вода
- со́да (sóda)sodium carbonate
- газирана вода (gazirana voda)carbonated water
- газирано питие (gazirano pitie)sweet, carbonated drink
Catalan soda, soda
- sodasodium carbonate
- sodacarbonated water
- gasosasweet, carbonated drink
Chinese Mandarin 蘇打 /苏打, 碳酸鈉 /碳酸钠
- 蘇打 /苏打 (sūdá)sodium carbonate
- 碳酸鈉 /碳酸钠 (tànsuānnà)sodium carbonate
- 蘇打 /苏打 (sūdá)carbonated water
- 汽水 (qìshuǐ)sweet, carbonated drink
Czech sodová voda, sodovka
- sodová vodacarbonated water
- sodovkacarbonated water
Dutch natriumcarbonaat, frisdrank
- natriumcarbonaatsodium carbonate
- frisdrankcarbonated water
- frisdranksweet, carbonated drink
- priksweet, carbonated drink
- limonadesweet, carbonated drink
- priklimonadesweet, carbonated drink
Esperanto sodo
- sodosweet, carbonated drink
Finnish sooda, natriumkarbonaatti
- soodasodium carbonate
- natriumkarbonaattisodium carbonate
- natriumsodium in chemical combination
- kivennäisvesicarbonated water
- soodavesicarbonated water
- limonadisweet, carbonated drink
- virvoitusjuomasweet, carbonated drink
- lasi limonadiaglass of this drink
- lasi virvoitusjuomaaglass of this drink
French carbonate de soude, soude
- carbonate de soudesodium carbonate
- soudesodium carbonate
- eau pétillantecarbonated water
- boisson gazeusesweet, carbonated drink
- sodasweet, carbonated drink
- liqueursweet, carbonated drink
German Soda, Sprudel
- Sodasodium carbonate
- Sprudelcarbonated water
- saurer Sprudelcarbonated water
- Sodacarbonated water
- Sprudelwassercarbonated water
- Limonadesweet, carbonated drink
- Brausesweet, carbonated drink
- süßer Sprudelsweet, carbonated drink
Greek ανθρακικό νάτριο, σόδα πλύσης
- ανθρακικό νάτριο (anthrakikó nátrio)sodium carbonate
- σόδα πλύσης (sóda plýsis)sodium carbonate
- διττανθρακικό νάτριο (dittanthrakikó nátrio)sodium in chemical combination
- όξινο ανθρακικό νάτριο (óxino anthrakikó nátrio)sodium in chemical combination
- σόδα μαγειρικής (sóda mageirikís)sodium in chemical combination
Hebrew סודה, גזוז
- סודה (sóda)carbonated water
- גזוז (gazóz)sweet, carbonated drink
Hindi सोडा पानी, सोडावाटर
- सोडा पानी (soḍā pānī)carbonated water
- सोडावाटर (soḍāvāṭar)carbonated water
- सोडा (soḍā)sweet, carbonated drink
Hungarian szóda, nátrium-karbonát
- szódasodium carbonate
- nátrium-karbonátsodium carbonate
- szódacarbonated water
- szódavízcarbonated water
- üdítősweet, carbonated drink
- szénsavas üdítőitalsweet, carbonated drink
Icelandic gos, gosdrykkur
- gossweet, carbonated drink
- gosdrykkursweet, carbonated drink
Italian soda, carbonato di sodio
- sodasodium carbonate
- carbonato di sodiosodium carbonate
- sodacarbonated water
- seltzcarbonated water
- bibitasweet, carbonated drink
- bevanda gassatasweet, carbonated drink
Japanese ソーダ, 炭酸ナトリウム
- ソーダ (sōda)sodium carbonate
- 炭酸ナトリウム (tansan natoriumu)sodium carbonate
- ソーダ水 (sōda-sui)carbonated water
- 炭酸飲料 (tansan inryō)sweet, carbonated drink
Korean 소다, 탄산 나트륨
- 소다 (soda)sodium carbonate
- 탄산 나트륨 (tansan nateuryum)sodium carbonate
- 소다수 (sodasu)carbonated water
- 탄산음료 (tansaneumnyo)sweet, carbonated drink
Latin nitrum
- nitrumsodium carbonate
Māori hōura
- hōurasodium in chemical combination
Norwegian Bokmål kullsyreholdig mineralvann, sodavann
- kullsyreholdig mineralvanncarbonated water
- sodavanncarbonated water
- sodacarbonated water
- selterscarbonated water
- brussweet, carbonated drink
Persian سود, سودا
- سود (sud)sodium carbonate
- سودا (sodâ)carbonated water
- نوشابه (nušâbe)sweet, carbonated drink
Polish soda, węglan sodu
- sodasodium carbonate
- węglan sodusodium carbonate
- sodówkacarbonated water
- woda gazowanacarbonated water
- woda sodowacarbonated water
- napój gazowanysweet, carbonated drink
Portuguese soda cáustica, soda
- soda cáusticasodium carbonate
- sodacarbonated water
- refrigerantesweet, carbonated drink
- refrisweet, carbonated drink
- refrescosweet, carbonated drink
- sodasweet, carbonated drink
Romanian sifon, băutură răcoritoare
- sifoncarbonated water
- băutură răcoritoaresweet, carbonated drink
- răcoritoaresweet, carbonated drink
- băutură carbogazoasăsweet, carbonated drink
- sucsweet, carbonated drink
Russian со́да, карбона́т на́трия
- со́да (sóda)sodium carbonate
- карбона́т на́трия (karbonát nátrija)sodium carbonate
- со́довая вода́ (sódovaja vodá)carbonated water
- газиро́вка (gaziróvka)carbonated water
- газиро́вка (gaziróvka)sweet, carbonated drink
Spanish sosa, soda
- sosasodium carbonate
- sodasodium carbonate
- sodacarbonated water
- gaseosasweet, carbonated drink
- bebidasweet, carbonated drink
- sodasweet, carbonated drink
- refrescosweet, carbonated drink
- sodasweet, carbonated drink
- caserasweet, carbonated drink
- chescosweet, carbonated drink
- colasweet, carbonated drink
- frescosweet, carbonated drink
Swahili magadi, soda
- magadisodium carbonate
- sodacarbonated water
- sodasweet, carbonated drink
Swedish kolsyrat vatten, sodavatten
- kolsyrat vattencarbonated water
- sodavattencarbonated water
- läsksweet, carbonated drink
- drickasweet, carbonated drink
- lemonadsweet, carbonated drink
- läskedrycksweet, carbonated drink
Tagalog sosa
- sosasodium carbonate
Thai โซดา, โซดา
- โซดา (soo-daa)sodium carbonate
- โซดา (so-da)carbonated water
- น้ำอัดลม (náam-àt-lom)sweet, carbonated drink
Turkish gazlı içecek, gazoz
- gazlı içeceksweet, carbonated drink
- gazozsweet, carbonated drink
Ukrainian со́да, газована вода
- со́да (sóda)sodium carbonate
- газована вода (hazovana voda)carbonated water
- солодка вода (solodka voda)sweet, carbonated drink
Vietnamese nước ngọt
- nước ngọtsweet, carbonated drink
Welsh soda, diod swigod
- sodacarbonated water
- diod swigodsweet, carbonated drink
Yiddish סאָדע, זעלצערוואַסער
- סאָדע (sode)sodium carbonate
- זעלצערוואַסער (zeltservaser)carbonated water
- סאָדע (sode)sweet, carbonated drink
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APA
soda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soda
MLA
“soda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soda. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soda.
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