seltzer

Etymology

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

noun

  1. Ellipsis of seltzer water.; carbonated water, often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.
    His youth, his good looks, his charm made the sinister savagery hinted in the smile the more disconcerting. He poured whiskey from a bottle into each of the two tall glasses, filled them up with seltzer, extended one toward Susan. a. 1911, David Graham Phillips, Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise

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