soda can
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- noun
- /ˈsoʊdə kæn/
- US
:
lata de refresco
- For my eighth grade science fair, I built a functioning replica of the Mars rover out of soda cans.
And after class would end, we would light up in the classroom and we would ash in our, our, you know, soda cans.
- And after class would end, we would light up in the classroom and we would ash in our, our, you know, soda cans.
Examples
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Beneath the window were a filthy-looking knapsack and a shopping bag filled to overflowing with empty soda cans.
Fiction book (1999) -
When they walked back past the kitchen, he spotted countertops littered with dirty dishes and empty soda cans.
Fiction book (1996) -
Your soda can is almost empty.
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We collected soda cans for the deposit and bought our first basketball together.
Fiction book (2001) -
A crumpled soda can lies by his feet.
Fiction book (2002) -
Large quantities of discarded beer and soda cans litter the bottom of the bay.
Academic text (1990) -
Chuck crushed the soda can under his heel and kicked it short of the dumpster.
Fiction book (2000) -
Each dorm recycles glass, metal, paper, and cardboard and gathers soda cans for redemption programs.
Academic text (2005) -
Alice popped the top on the soda can, tipped back her head, and took a long swallow.
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Your soda can is almost empty after drinking that delicious soft drink.
Synonyms
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A sealed metal container for food or drink
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A small metal container for keeping food or drink
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'soda' (a carbonated drink) modified by 'can' (a metal container), forming a straightforward noun–noun composition. This head–modifier pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Soda can comes from joining soda (a fizzy drink) and can (a small metal container). Imagine a small metal cup you open with a tab to get one cold fizzy drink, and that's why soda can means 'a metal container for one fizzy drink'.