spritzer

[ sprit-ser, shprit- ]

noun

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

spritzer

/ ˈsprɪtsə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of spritzer¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of spritzer¹

from German spritzen to splash

Example Sentences

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

Perhaps for those who do remain in the country - and for local workers - the pandemic has made serving salad and spritzers less attractive.

From BBC

Cooking aromas intoxicate us, although we had a little help from the batch of aviation spritzers we brought and tippled in the living room before dinner.

From Washington Post

“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

Local winemaker Norbert Ivanyi and his team built a bar terrace and had a bottle of wine on board for spritzers as they peddled downstream using bicycle parts attached to a table.

From Reuters