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seltzer

/ˈsɛltsɚ/

seltzer is the ellipsis of seltzer water.

Meaning of seltzer water

Noun

seltzer water (countable and uncountable, plural seltzer waters)

  1. A beverage or ingredient thereof, consisting of plain carbonated water; often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.
    • Near-synonym: club soda

Proper noun capitalized: Seltzer

Seltzer (plural Seltzers)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of seltzer

Noun
pluralseltzers
Proper noun
pluralSeltzers

Origin of seltzer

A toponym from 1735–45 German Selterser (“of Selters”), after Selters, a village known for its carbonated mineral springs.

Anglicised from German Sälzer (“salter”).

Words formed from seltzer

Phrases with seltzer

Questions about seltzer

What does seltzer mean?
Seltzer means a surname from German.
What is seltzer the ellipsis of?
Seltzer is the ellipsis of seltzer water.
What part of speech is seltzer?
Seltzer is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce seltzer?
Seltzer is pronounced /ˈsɛltsɚ/ (US).

Words near seltzer in the dictionary

  1. selsyn
  2. selsyns
  3. SELT
  4. Selter
  5. SELTs
  6. seltzer
  7. seltzer bottle
  8. seltzer bottles
  9. seltzer water
  10. seltzer waters
  11. seltzerita

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Adapted from Wiktionary: seltzer (page history and authors); Seltzer (page history and authors); seltzer water (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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