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seltzer water

seltzer water noun: a beverage or ingredient thereof, consisting of plain carbonated water; often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.

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
    • The Native had previously packed[…] an unusual quantity of carpet-bags and small portmanteaus[…]: and having filled his own pockets with Seltzer water, East India sherry, sandwiches, shawls, telescopes, maps, and newspapers, any or all of which light baggage the Major might require at any instant...1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, chapter XX, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC

Synonyms of seltzer water

Forms of seltzer water

pluralseltzer waters

Origin of seltzer water

From the waters of Selters, Germany, which are naturally carbonated.

Questions about seltzer water

What does seltzer water mean?
Seltzer water means a beverage or ingredient thereof, consisting of plain carbonated water; often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.
What part of speech is seltzer water?
Seltzer water is a noun.
What is the plural of seltzer water?
The plural of seltzer water is seltzer waters.

Words near seltzer water in the dictionary

  1. Selter
  2. SELTs
  3. seltzer
  4. seltzer bottle
  5. seltzer bottles
  6. seltzer water
  7. seltzer waters
  8. seltzerita
  9. seltzeritas
  10. seltzers
  11. seltzertini

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