soda

noun
/ˈsəʊdə/UK/ˈsoʊdə/US

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from soda

Definitions

  1. Sodium bicarbonate.

  2. Sodium carbonate.

  3. Sodium in chemical combination.

  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with…

      Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

    2. Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.

      • Should Americans on food assistance be able to use that money on soda? Starting in 2026, the answer in six states will be no. At least six others have proposed similar restrictions, and some states are also disallowing candy purchases.
    3. A glass, bottle or can of this drink.

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

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

    5. A surname from Japanese.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at soda. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01soda02bicarbonate03anion04ion05sodium06alkali

A definitional loop anchored at soda. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at soda

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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