seltzer

noun

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

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Whole grain popcorn seasoned with nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and a pinch of iodized salt, or 1 cup of fruit salad. Fluids: Aim to drink unsweetened beverages, such as water, coffee, tea, or seltzer. Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025 Where turkey and stuffing are commonplace for Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday boasts a spread of snacks, like chips and queso or burgers paired with bitter beers and seltzers. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025 Super Bowl special: $15 domestic buckets, $20 seltzer buckets, $10 wings, tenders and flatbreads. Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 Portnoy does not own the seltzer company High Noon. Rin Velasco, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 2025.

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