də noun
3.
sodium carbonate ( def 2 ).
4.
sodium, as in carbonate of soda.
5.
6.
a drink made with soda water, flavoring, such as fruit or other syrups, and often ice cream, milk, etc.
7.
8.
(in faro) the card turned up in the dealing box before one begins to play.
Origin:
1550–60; (< Italian) < Medieval Latin < Arabic suwwādah kind of plant; compare Middle French soulde, soude
1550–60; (< Italian) < Medieval Latin < Arabic suwwādah kind of plant; compare Middle French soulde, soude
Related forms
so·da·less, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To soda
00:10
Soda
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
soda (ˈsəʊdə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of a number of simple inorganic compounds of sodium, such as sodium carbonate (washing soda), sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), and sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) |
| 2. | See soda water |
| 3. | (US), (Canadian) a fizzy drink |
| 4. | the top card of the pack in faro |
| 5. | slang (Austral) a soda something easily done; a pushover |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin, from sodanum barilla, a plant that was burned to obtain a type of sodium carbonate, perhaps of Arabic origin] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
soda
1471, "alkaline substance," from It. sida (or M.L. soda) "a kind of saltwort," from which soda is obtained, probably from Arabic suwwad, the name of a variety of saltwort exported from North Africa to Sicily in the Middle Ages, related to sawad "black," the color of the plant. The meaning "carbonated
water" is first recorded 1834, a shortening of soda water (1802). Soda fountain is from 1824; soda jerk first attested 1883. First record of soda pop is from 1873.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
soda so·da (sō'də)
n.
Any of various forms of sodium carbonate.
Chemically combined sodium.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
FOLDOC
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
