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Pepsi Cola

Pepsi Cola

3 1.0
A sweet fizzy drink sold by the Pepsi company
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpɛpsi ˈkoʊlə/
translation icon : Pepsi Cola
  • When I visit a restaurant, I typically order a Pepsi Cola to go with my burger.
  • drink Pepsi Cola
  • Pepsi Cola Company
  • Pepsi Cola Co.

Examples

  • Item eight: attention all Pepsi-Cola bottling plants in Great Britain.

    Love in the Afternoon (1957)

  • After a long day in the sun, I enjoyed a cold Pepsi Cola with my friends.

  • Twice as much for a nickel, too; Pepsi Cola is the drink for you.

    Blog text (34)

  • American, oil, construction business, turbojet engines, Pepsi-Cola, and you hit the spot.

    Love in the Afternoon (1957)

  • Is this Pepsi-Cola?

    Love in the Afternoon (1957)

  • Pepsi-Cola hits the spot.

    Love in the Afternoon (1957)

  • Several companies, including Pepsi-Cola and Converse, expressed deep concern and support, but said future ad plans would await direct discussions with him.

    Blog text (34)

  • Pepsi Cola hits the spot, 12 full ounces, that's a lot.

    Blog text (34)

  • Oil, construction business, turbojet engines, Pepsi-Cola…

    Love in the Afternoon (1957)

  • At the party, everyone was excited to drink Pepsi Cola with their meals.

Synonyms

soda
vsPepsi Cola
  • US
426 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink often served cold

is a trademarked sweet fizzy drink with a specific nut-based flavor made by PepsiCo
pop
vsPepsi Cola
  • US
127 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink sold in cans or bottles

is a trademarked sweet carbonated product produced by PepsiCo with a nut-based flavor
Pepsi
vsPepsi Cola
77 1.0

A sweet fizzy cola drink made by PepsiCo

is the formal full name variant used in official contexts
soft drink
vsPepsi Cola
40 1.0

A drink without alcohol that has bubbles, like soda or lemonade

is a trademarked carbonated product with a specific nut-based flavor made by PepsiCo
cola
vsPepsi Cola
32 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink flavored with kola nuts, often containing caffeine

is a trademarked product with that specific nut-based soda taste made by PepsiCo
soda pop
vsPepsi Cola
  • US
15 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink like cola

is a branded version with a specific nut-based flavor made by PepsiCo

Surface Forms

Pepsi Cola main

Morphology

Pepsi + cola

The meaning (a cola soft drink) is directly derivable from combining 'Pepsi' (a beverage brand/name) with 'cola' (a type of fizzy drink); it is a straightforward brand + product composition. This pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal noun-noun naming, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the meaning.

Etymology

Pepsi Cola was named to suggest it could help the stomach: the founder used an ingredient called 'pepsin' and flavors from the kola nut, so the parts Pepsi and Cola come from those words. That's why today Pepsi Cola means a sweet, fizzy drink brand.