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Meaning of spritz | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
spɹɪts

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.
  5. Synonym of spritzer (“drink made with white wine and soda water”).

Equivalents

Deutsch Schuss Spritzen Spritzer sprühen
Français Spritz
Italiano spritz
Svenska spraya

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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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