spritz

verb (used with object)

to spray briefly and quickly; squirt: He spritzed a little soda in his drink.

noun

a quick, brief spray of liquid; squirt.

Origin:
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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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