Meaning
soda; washing soda
- Carbonated water (club soda) used as a drink or mixer
- Sodium carbonate or hydroxide used as a cleaning or chemical agent
In a sentence
Vorrei un succo con una spruzzata di soda, per favore.
I would like a juice with a splash of soda, please.
Usa i guanti quando maneggi la soda per pulire lo scarico.
Wear gloves when you handle soda to clean the drain.
Non c'è più soda nel frigorifero per i cocktail.
There is no more soda in the fridge for the cocktails.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| soda | feminine · singular |
| sode | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- False friend: in Italian, 'soda' rarely means any sweet fizzy drink; for soda/pop, use 'bibita gassata'.
- It can also be the feminine form of the adjective 'sodo' (firm, hard-boiled).