seltzer

noun

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

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People could still use SNAP to buy chocolate milk, unsweetened seltzers and some juice drinks, but not regular or diet sodas. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026 Food and drink specials are on the menu all day long as well as an extensive beer, cider and seltzer selection from New Realm Brewing. Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Things to do in April Uncorked Wine Festival The seventh annual Uncorked Wine Festival returns to Scottsdale, offering a chance to sample over 100 wines and bubblies from around the world, along with seltzers and canned cocktails. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Starting Friday, concession stands on the city’s iconic fleet of giant orange ships will sell beer, hard seltzers and canned cocktails for the first time since 2019. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 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 7 Apr. 2026.

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