DictionarycokeCola drink
noun / proper noun

coke

KOHK/koʊk/

A cola soft drink, especially Coca-Cola.

The diner pours a coke over ice, sending bubbles up through the glass.

A diner pours a fizzy dark cola soft drink over ice as bubbles rise in the glass.
Etymology

Coke is a shortening of Coca-Cola, whose name refers to the coca leaves and cola nuts from which its original ingredients were derived.

In context

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to this idea of brand, and I was talking about Coke and Pepsi, etc.
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he's opening a packet of crisps and getting a can of Coke out
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More examples

  • Could we have two cokes with ice, please?
  • He pours coke into a glass.
  • The restaurant serves Coke rather than Pepsi.

Forms

coke · cokes

Similar words

cola
Names the drink type without specifying a particular brand.
soda
Includes other carbonated soft drinks, not just cola.