spritz

English

Etymology

Yiddish שפּריץ‎ (shprits) (the noun) and שפּריצן‎ (shpritsn) (the verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɹɪts/, /ʃpɹɪts/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪts

Noun

spritz (plural spritzes)

  1. A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
    Fish is good with a spritz of lemon juice.

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Verb

spritz (third-person singular simple present spritzes, present participle spritzing, simple past and past participle spritzed)

  1. To spray, sprinkle, or squirt lightly.
    It's hard to keep hair in a specific hairdo when you just spritz only a little bit of hair spray.

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