spritzer

American

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

noun

a tall drink made with chilled wine and soda.

spritzer British

/ ˈsprɪtsə /

noun

a drink, usually white wine, with soda water added

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Etymology

Origin of spritzer

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

Example Sentences

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When I first arrived — a chatty Californian juiced with Southern friendliness after my stint in New Orleans — I felt like a freak on the white wine spritzer circuit.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

“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

“The Problem” is his attempt to step up to that status and make a serious difference, albeit with one hand on the seltzer spritzer just in case.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2021

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

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

From Time • Sep. 4, 2015

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