spritzer

noun

spritz·​er ˈsprit-sər How to pronounce spritzer (audio)
ˈshprit-
: a beverage of usually white wine and soda water

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The Dalloway Terrace At The Bloomsbury Named after Mrs. Dalloway from the Virginia Woolf novel, The Dalloway Terrace is a buzzy, bright place to enjoy spritzers and other summer cocktails in the sunshine. Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 Wine Spritzer Wine spritzers walked so that Aperol Spritz could run (at least in the U.S.). Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 Aromas of lime, spearmint and spritzer, as well as slight golden syrup and menthol. Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 And in January the company ordered $35,000 worth of sparkling wine from a Sicilian winemaker to be delivered in Boston in April to produce an upcoming Fabrizia limoncello spritzer. Natasha Chen, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spritzer

Word History

Etymology

German, from spritzen

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spritzer was in 1953

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“Spritzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spritzer. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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