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spritzer

spritzer

11 6.1
A cold drink of wine mixed with sparkling water
  • noun
  • /ˈsprɪtsər/
translation icon : vino con agua con gas
  • Louise brings him a spritzer.
  • wine spritzer
  • white wine spritzer
  • cranberry spritzer

I think it's like the most fancy spritzer.

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Examples

  • I need a white wine spritzer.

  • A couple of brokers stopped in for spritzers one night.

  • No, I asked you for a white wine spritzer.

  • I can make you a spritzer.

  • I'll have a white wine spritzer, please.

  • Sits down with a spritzer.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • "A white wine spritzer, for me, please," Geneen told the waiter.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Carmel took a sip of her spritzer, then turned to Fred.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I'd like a spritzer.

  • I'll have a spritzer, please.

Synonyms

cooler
vsspritzer
  • Archaic
9 4.4

A cold alcoholic drink made with wine and fruit juice served with ice

relies on sparkling water as the main mixer rather than juice
spritz
vsspritzer
6 6.2

A quick light spray of liquid like perfume or soda

names a chilled beverage made by mixing wine with sparkling water
fizz
vsspritzer
5 3.2

A light mixed drink with alcohol and sparkling water

uses wine mixed with sparkling water instead of spirit based carbonation
cobbler
vsspritzer
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A tall cold sweet drink made with wine or liquor and fruit

is lighter and uses sparkling water instead of sweet fruit or syrup

How Alcoholic

spirits
1 3.0
wine
1.0
spritzer
11 6.1
near beer
  • Archaic
1 5.1
soft drink
40 1.0

Surface Forms

spritzer singular
spritzers plural

Morphology

spritzer = spritz (semi-transparent) = spritz + er

Formed from 'spritz' + '-er'; the morphological structure is clear but the specific lexicalized meaning 'a wine mixed with sparkling water' is specialized/borrowed and may not be obvious to learners unfamiliar with 'spritz' or the drink.

Etymology

The word spritzer comes from the German word spritzen, which means 'to spray', and is like spritz, a quick spray. So a spritzer is wine 'sprayed' with sparkling water, making a light, bubbly drink.