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so·da

(sō′də)

a. Any of various forms of sodium carbonate.

b. Chemically combined sodium.

a. See carbonated water.

b. Chiefly Northeastern US, Eastern Missouri, & Southwestern Illinois See soft drink. tonic

3. A refreshment made from carbonated water, ice cream, and usually a flavoring.

4. Games The card turned face up and discarded at the beginning of faro.

[Middle English sode, soda, saltwort, soda, from Old Italian soda, perhaps from Arabic suwayd, soda, soda-plant or suwayda, type of saltwort; see šwd in Semitic roots.]

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soda

(ˈsəʊdə)

1. (Elements & Compounds) 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. (Cookery) See soda water

3. (Cookery) US and Canadian a fizzy drink

4. (Card Games) the top card of the pack in faro

5. a soda slang Austral 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]

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so•da

(ˈsoʊ də)

n., pl. -das.

1. sodium hydroxide.

2. sodium carbonate (def. 2).

3. sodium: carbonate of soda.

4. soda water.

5. a drink made with soda water, flavored syrup, and often ice cream.

6. soda pop.

7. (in faro) the card turned up in the dealing box before one begins to play.

[1550–60; (< Italian) < Medieval Latin < Arabic suwwādah kind of plant]

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Noun	1.	soda - a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper sal soda, soda ash, sodium carbonate, washing soda salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
	2.	soda - a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" soda pop, soda water, tonic, pop soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) carbonated water, club soda, soda water, sparkling water, seltzer - effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide

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gaseosa refresco soda sosa bebida

soda

[ˈsəʊdə]

A. N

1. (Chem) → sosa f (Culin) → bicarbonato m (sódico)

2. (= drink) → soda f
whisky and soda → whisky-soda m
do you like soda with it? → ¿te echo un poco de sifón?, ¿con soda?

3. (US) (= pop) → gaseosa f, refresco m

B. CPD soda ash N → sosa f comercial, ceniza f de soda
soda bread N pan hecho con levadura de bicarbonato
soda fountain N → café-bar m
soda siphon N → sifón m
soda water N → soda f

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soda

(ˈsəudə) noun

1. the name given to several substances formed with sodium, especially one (washing soda or sodium carbonate) in the form of crystals, used for washing, or one (baking soda or sodium bicarbonate) used in baking. sosa

2. soda-water. whisky and soda.soda

3. (American) a drink made with flavoured soda-water and usually ice-cream. gaseosa, refresco

ˈsoda-water noun

water through which the gas carbon dioxide has been passed, making it fizzy. gaseosa

so·da

n. soda, carbonato de sodio;

baking ___ → bicarbonato de sodio.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

A whisky and soda → Whisky se sodou → en whisky med danskvand → Einen Whisky mit Soda → ένα ουίσκι με σόδα → un whisky con soda → Viski ja sooda → Viski i sodu → Un whisky e soda → ウイスキーのソーダ割り → 위스키 앤 소다요 → een whisky-soda → en whisky og soda → Whisky z wodą → um uísque com soda → Виски с содовой → en whisky med sodavatten → bir viski soda → Một whisky và soda → 威士忌和苏打水

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And I got out to warm by the great stove and get a soda cracker.

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Then Joe came into Silverstein's shop one hot Saturday afternoon to cool himself with ice-cream soda. She had not noticed his entrance, being busy with one other customer, an urchin of six or seven who gravely analyzed his desires before the show-case wherein truly generous and marvellous candy creations reposed under a cardboard announcement, "Five for Five Cents."

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The border of this lake is formed of mud: and in this numerous large crystals of gypsum, some of which are three inches long, lie embedded; whilst on the surface others of sulphate of soda lie scattered about.

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"Leave the whiskey and soda and tobacco on the table.

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He mixed himself a strong whiskey and soda. It made him feel a little better.

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The Blue Light does not consider that pharmacy is a thing of bric-a- brac, scent and ice-cream soda. If you ask it for pain-killer it will not give you a bonbon.

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Such a place was the Grotto, where Brissenden and he lounged in capacious leather chairs and drank Scotch and soda.

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"What on earth had he to say about baking soda in a love-letter?" asked Felicity.

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He mixed himself a whisky and soda, relit his pipe, which had gone out, and drew up an easy-chair to the fire which she had left him in the sitting-room.

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JEREMY bounced up to the surface of the water, like a cork and the bubbles out of a soda water bottle; and he swam with all his might to the edge of the pond.

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I'll build myself a beautiful palace, with a thousand stables filled with a thousand wooden horses to play with, a cellar overflowing with lemonade and ice cream soda, and a library of candies and fruits, cakes and cookies."

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He ate his sandwich with suspicion, and after his first sip of coffee ordered a whiskey and soda. Afterwards he sat leaning back in his chair, glancing every now and then at the clock, but otherwise manifesting no signs of impatience.