Soda vs Cider - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate.
(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
(uncountable) Carbonated water (originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=5
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}} (chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
(chiefly, US, regional, especially, in the northeast, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
(British, Irish, Australia, NZ) An alcoholic, sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
(US) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the (usually unfiltered and still containing pulp) juice of early-harvest apples.
(Australia) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples.
A non-alcoholic drink, normally carbonated; equivalent to soft drink.
(countable) A cup, glass or serving of any of these beverages.
As nouns the difference between soda and cider
is that soda is sodium bicarbonate while cider is an alcoholic, sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.soda
English
Noun
citation, passage=A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda , and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}
Synonyms
* (sense) carbonated drink, fizzy drink, fizz (UK), (fizzy) pop , soda pop (US), soft drink, coke (Southern US)Derived terms
* baking soda * bicarbonate of soda * caustic soda * club soda * cream soda * ice-cream soda * muriate of soda * hydrosulfite of soda, hydrosulphite of soda * nitrate of soda * soda-acid * soda ash * soda biscuit * soda bread * soda cellulose * soda counter * soda cracker * soda fountain * soda glass * sodaic * soda jerk * soda jerker * soda lake * soda-lime glass * sodalite * soda lye * sodamide * soda niter, soda nitre * soda paper * soda pop * soda prairie * soda process * soda pulp * soda siphon * soda waste * soda water * sodium * sulfate of soda, sulphate of soda * sulfite of soda, sulphite of soda * washing sodaAnagrams
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English
(wikipedia cider)Noun
- She liked an aged cider'''. He liked a harder '''cider .