seltzer

noun selt·zer \ˈselt-sər\

: water that has bubbles added to it

Full Definition of SELTZER

: artificially carbonated water

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modification of German Selterser (Wasser) water of Selters, from Nieder Selters, Germany

First Known Use: 1775

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