spritz

Definitions

1. A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
2. Synonym of spritzer (“spray bottle”).
3. A cocktail consisting of prosecco, soda water, and bitters.
4. A small amount of something; a dash or jot.
   broadly
5. Synonym of spritzer (“drink made with white wine and soda water”).

Equivalents

Examples

“Fish⟳ is good with a spritz of lemon juice.”

“Aperol spritz”

“To build⟳ a spritz worth drinking, direct⟳ your attention first to the sparkling wine, then the aperitif bottle. In the 3:2:1 formula, sparkling wine takes up the most real estate, and most spritzes are being topped with garbage bubbles.”

“Friday morning found the lagoon city doing what it does best: looking gorgeous and slightly unreal as it played host⟳ to thousands of tourists who posed in silver-prowed gondolas, chugged mid-morning spritzes or simply wilted in the muggy heat.”

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