Phrase guide

soda pop

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several sweetened, carbonated beverages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, regional, uncountable

Examples

  • On a hot day, there's nothing I like more than soda pop.
  • Could you bring me a soda pop? I'm parched!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in New England they call sodas tonics

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pop, soda, soda water, tonic

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soft drink

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: refresc — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 汽水 (qìshuǐ) — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Danish: sodavand — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Dutch: frisdrank — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Finnish: limppari — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Finnish: virvoitusjuoma — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • French: soda — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • German: Erfrischungsgetränk — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Hebrew: משקה תוסס — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Hebrew: גזוז — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Navajo: tó dilchxoshí — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Polish: napój gazowany — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Portuguese: refrigerante — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Potawatomi: wishkbabo — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Russian: газиро́вка с сиро́пом (gaziróvka s sirópom) — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Russian: газиро́вка (gaziróvka) — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Russian: лимона́д (limonád) — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Russian: со́довая (sódovaja) — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Spanish: refresco — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Spanish: gaseosa — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Spanish: bebida — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Spanish: fresco — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Swedish: läskedryck — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Swedish: läsk — sweetened, carbonated beverage
  • Vietnamese: nước ngọt — sweetened, carbonated beverage