: a sweet drink consisting of soda water, flavoring, and often ice cream
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: the faro card that shows faceup in the dealing box before play begins
Examples of soda in a Sentence
I ordered fries and a soda.
Recent Examples on the WebBut broken down to their most basic ingredients, many are hardly different from juice, soda, or kombucha.—Haley Weiss, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024 Solo cups and other plastic dishware are also often contaminated, and they're made from a type of plastic, polystyrene, that is more difficult and expensive to recycle than other, more durable types of plastic ― such as those used in soda and laundry detergent bottles, Stevens said.—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024 Combine flour, pudding mix, baking soda, baking powder, and ¾ teaspoon of the salt in a medium bowl.—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2024 The Orange Splash is made with Hornitos Reposado, orange liqueur, orange juice, lemon-lime soda and a squeeze of lime and orange, and it’s served in a Giants souvenir baseball cup.—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024 What’s on the menu at Burger Bros in Sacramento?
Burger Bros’ menu ranges from a $3 soda to a $27 assortment of burgers and fries, according to Doordash.—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024 Food and drink at Country Thunder Country Thunder has a variety of food vendors, as well as full bars serving beer, cocktails, soda and water.—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024 Some, like the paloma with housemade grapefruit soda and a choice of mezcal, tequila or Chacho, and the Lemongrass Mule, where vodka or gin are paired with a house lemongrass syrup and ginger beer, are easy-sipping highballs for clubbing.—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024 Add the rest of the ingredients (except soda) and stir to combine.—Emily Price, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Italian, from Arabic suwwād, any of several saltworts from the ashes of which sodium carbonate is obtained
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