ˈsōdə, dial -dē or -di noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, barilla (from which soda is produced), soda, from (assumed) Medieval Latin soda barilla (whence Medieval Latin sodanum barilla), perhaps from Arabic suwwād
1.
a. : sodium carbonate ; especially : the decahydrate of the normal salt
b. : sodium bicarbonate
c. : sodium hydroxide
2.
a. : sodium oxide
b. : sodium — not used systematically
nitrate of soda
3.
a. : soda water 2
b. : ice-cream soda
4. : the faro card that shows face up in the dealing box before play begins