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seltzer

seltzer

18 3.7
Fizzy water with natural or added bubbles
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛltzər/
  • US
translation icon : agua con gas
  • Tereschenko, some brandy, seltzer water and lemon.
  • seltzer water
  • seltzer bottle
  • cup of seltzer

So it's kind of like like a like a flavored seltzer, but for soup.

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Examples

  • Brought you some seltzer.

  • On the floor by his chair, James had set a sweating glass of seltzer.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • You think seltzer is going to prevent a cold?

  • Would you... would you grab me a little seltzer water or something?

  • Please get some seltzer water.

  • I will stay with my seltzer, thank you.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I'll just have some plain seltzer.

  • "I'm going to the store later for seltzer," said Alice.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I settled back to watch, next to a random couple by the seltzer water and pretzels.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I ordered a refreshing seltzer with a slice of lemon at the café.

Synonyms

club soda
vsseltzer
  • US
29 1.8

A fizzy water with added minerals used to drink or mix with alcohol

is plain fizzy water without those added minerals
sparkling water
vsseltzer
9 1.0

Water with small bubbles that make it fizzy

is the generic plain fizzy water term without emphasis on bubbly elegance
soda water
vsseltzer
4 1.2

A clear fizzy drink made by adding gas to water, often used as a mixer

is unflavored fizzy water rather than a flavored or sweet drink
carbonated water
vsseltzer
1 2.3

Water that has tiny bubbles of gas and is drunk plain or used as a mixer

is the common alternative term used in everyday speech for this drink

Compounds

5 3.4

A fizzy tablet you dissolve in water to ease heartburn, upset stomach and minor pain

A fizzy medicine that helps an upset stomach and eases headaches

How Fizzy

soda
  • US
426 1.0
seltzer
  • US
18 3.7
club soda
  • US
29 1.8
still water
1 1.2

Surface Forms

seltzer singular
seltzers plural

Etymology

The word seltzer comes from the name of a German spring, Selters, whose water was famous for its natural 'bubbles', so seltzer now means fizzy or carbonated water.