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spritzer

American  
[sprit-ser, shprit-] / ˈsprɪt sər, ˈʃprɪt- /

noun

  1. a tall drink made with chilled wine and soda.


spritzer British  
/ ˈsprɪtsə /

noun

  1. a drink, usually white wine, with soda water added

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of spritzer

1940–45; < German Spritzer; see spritz, -er 1

Example Sentences

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“I don’t miss it,” Wenner says as he orders a wine spritzer from a servant at his Montauk home.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2022

Asked for something nonalcoholic to drink, a bartender mixed house-made juice blends to concoct a beet-red spritzer with fruity top notes and a roasted pepper undercurrent.

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2017

The family compromised on red wine and Sprite, which Ms. Sartor has refashioned into a spritzer with Lambrusco, prosecco and limoncello.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2016

This year, Hayashi managed to get her soap, body wash, serum and spritzer into some of those Oscars celebrity gift bags.

From Washington Post May 21, 2016

He did, and the disks fell into wine spritzer – and bubble tea, again.

From Time Sep. 4, 2015

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