Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soda

/ˈsoʊdə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
so-da
IPA
/ˈsoʊdə/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sodium bicarbonate.

Uncountable

noun

Sodium carbonate.

Uncountable

noun

Sodium in chemical combination.

Uncountable

noun

Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

Uncountable

noun

Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

A glass, bottle or can of this drink.

American usage; Countable

noun

The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards in play.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Japanese.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ) Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)bor. Italian sodabor. English soda From Italian soda. Sense 4 is an ellipsis of soda water.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: soda, 宗田

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsoʊdə/
  • British English: /ˈsəʊdə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sodas (plural)

Derived Forms

pyrosoda Sodagate sodaholic sodaic sodaless sodalicious sodalike sodalite sodamide sodic sodium

Phrases

ammonia-soda process baking soda bicarbonate of soda bicarb soda bread soda caustic soda champagne soda club soda

Synonyms

baking soda washing soda carbonated drink fizzy drink fizz pop soda pop soft drink fountain drink coke tonic lemonade

Rhymes With

yoda oda pagoda coda rhoda kuroda toda svoboda noda boda toyoda chiyoda

Questions

How do you pronounce soda?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoʊdə/.
What does soda mean?
Sodium bicarbonate.
Where does soda come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce soda

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