Etymology

spritzer

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Today it means: A chilled long drink, made from white wine and soda water, or fruit juice and soda water. Full definition →

German Spritzer
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The story

  1. German · borrowed fromSpritzer“splash, spatter”
  2. English todayspritzer

From German Spritzer (“splash, spatter”). By surface analysis, spritz + -er; more at spritz.

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