Meanings
plural seltzer waters
- countableuncountableA beverage or ingredient thereof, consisting of plain carbonated water; often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.
Near-synonym: club soda
1 more example
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 of the journey, he announced that everything was ready.
1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, chapter XX, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLCSynonyms: seltzer, soda water, club soda
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA beverage or ingredient thereof, consisting of plain carbonated water; often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.
Origin
From the waters of Selters, Germany, which are naturally carbonated.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian селцер, газирана вода
- селцер (selcer)Translations
- газирана вода (gazirana voda)Translations
Cite this entry
seltzer water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seltzer%20water
“seltzer water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seltzer%20water. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seltzer water,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seltzer%20water.
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