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verb (used with object)
1.
to spray briefly and quickly; squirt: He spritzed a little soda in his drink.
noun
2.
a quick, brief spray of liquid; squirt.
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Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; < German spritzen to squirt, spray
1915–20, Americanism; < German spritzen to squirt, spray
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Word Origin & History
spritz
1917, from Yiddish or Ger., lit. "spray." Spritzer "glass of wine mixed with carbonated water" is from 1961.
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