Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A natural effervescent spring water of high mineral content.
- n. See carbonated water.
Wiktionary
- n. Carbonated water.
WordNet 3.0
- n. naturally effervescent mineral water
- n. effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide
Etymologies
- A toponym from 1735–45 German Selterser, named after Selters, a village known for its carbonated mineral springs. (Wiktionary)
- From German Selterser (Wasser), (water) of Selters, a village of central Germany. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I make my own ginger syrup, often with honey as the base instead of sugar, and use it as you described, in seltzer water for homemade ginger ale (esp since none of the standard brands even have real ginger in them anymore).”
“For example, she says, you can tempt them to drink more water and fewer soft drinks by using fun water bottles, or buying naturally flavored seltzer water or plain seltzer water and adding a shot of cranberry juice or orange juice.”
“If you can push a button, then your custom-made seltzer is ready to serve.”
“We were also an anti Kool-aid and soda household, except for "seltzer" and we could have 7up or ginger ale when we were sick.”
“Every morning, I go to my local deli in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to get an egg sandwich and some seltzer which is the new Diet Coke, at least in my world.”
“Gold Pure Food Products Co. Men chug away at a 2008 borscht-drinking contest in Coney Island, N.Y. Now the Golds say they are determined to revive the yen for borscht by latching onto appetites for healthy fare—or riding the nostalgic culinary wave for fads of the 1950s and 1960s, like cupcakes and seltzer water.”
The Wall Street Journal: A Family Named Gold Tries to Add Cool to a Soup That's the Color Purple
“You had all kinds of people drinking seltzer, which was, in fact a street food.”
“Risa -- My mom swears by seltzer and lime if you don't use beer.”
“Add plenty of ice, then top off the glass with club soda (or seltzer water).”
“He acknowledged the craft involved, but the best jokes "just surprise you—out of nowhere it pops into your head, like someone sprayed seltzer into your brain.”
The Wall Street Journal: Earning a Living One Laugh at a Time
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As much fun to say as they are to eat.
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Words to learn via rote repetition.
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I drink it up!
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need to learn these words!!!!!!!!
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