so ‧ da /ˈsəʊdə $ ˈsoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: name of a plant from which soda is obtained ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] ( also soda water ) water that contains bubbles and is often added to alcoholic drinks:
a Scotch and soda
2 . [uncountable and countable] ( also soda pop ) American English a sweet drink containing bubbles, or a can or bottle of this drink SYN pop :
a can of orange soda
a cooler full of sodas
3 . [countable] American English an ↑ ice-cream soda :
a strawberry soda
4 . [uncountable] a substance in the form of a powder containing ↑ sodium , that is used for cooking or cleaning SYN bicarbonate of soda :
baking soda