seltzer

noun

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

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Enjoy $5 craft drafts and seltzers, $1 popcorn and $3 burgers. Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2025 And Sharon wanted a hard seltzer. Benjamin Markovits, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025 Wanna know what low-dose cannabis seltzer tastes like? Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025 Presenting a colorful Kindercore accessory that makes popping open a beer or bottled seltzer a breeze. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2025 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 3 Jan. 2026.

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