seltzer
See also: Seltzer
English
Etymology
A toponym from 1735–45 German Selterser (“of Selters”), after Selters, a village known for its carbonated mineral springs.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛltsɚ/
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Noun
seltzer (usually uncountable, plural seltzers)
- Ellipsis of seltzer water.; carbonated water, often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.
- Synonyms: soda water, club soda, bubble water
- a. 1911, David Graham Phillips, Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise:
- His youth, his good looks, his charm made the sinister savagery hinted in the smile the more disconcerting. He poured whiskey from a bottle into each of the two tall glasses, filled them up with seltzer, extended one toward Susan.
Derived terms
- bromo-seltzer
- hard seltzer
- seltzerita
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