seltzer

noun

selt·​zer ˈselt-sər How to pronounce seltzer (audio)
: artificially carbonated water

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Hard seltzer showed what happens when a hot format gets overextended. Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Starting this summer, SeaWorld is reopening the immersive Shark Encounter exhibit and offering $1 beer, seltzer and IPAs, among other new promotions, aiming to grow attendance. Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 The selections include craft beer, sake, cider, kombucha and seltzers as well as low- and no-ABV cocktails. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026 And after figuring out exactly what to do with the ball perched on the staircase, DeChambeau took his shot while a phalanx of folks surrounded him, phone cameras in one hand, seltzers in the other. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for seltzer

Word History

Etymology

modification of German Selterser (Wasser) water of Selters, from Nieder Selters, Germany

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seltzer was in 1775

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“Seltzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seltzer. Accessed 29 May. 2026.

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