soda bread

noun

: a quick bread made especially with buttermilk and leavened with baking soda

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Quickbreads are breads that are leavened with baking powder or baking soda, as opposed to yeast, including banana bread, zucchini bread, gingerbread, pumpkin bread, orange cranberry bread, cornbread, Irish soda bread and even muffins, drop biscuits and scones. Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026 The offerings there lean British tavern style, with items like a shatteringly crisp fish and chips, Irish soda bread, and curry on the lunch menu, while breakfast has those farm-fresh eggs in various preparations, including a sandwich with a slice of Taylor Ham, a New Jersey specialty. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026 The center will also offer sessions with a genealogy expert, lectures on Irish history and traditional Irish beer and cuisine, including Guinness stew, corned beef sandwiches, soda bread and more. Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2026 Irish soda bread warms gently in the oven. Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soda bread

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soda bread was in 1850

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“Soda bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soda%20bread. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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