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spritz definition

spritz (sprits, s̸hprits)

transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun

squirt or spray

Etymology: PaGer spritz (< Ger spritze(n)) & Yiddish shprits, both < MHG sprütze < sprützen, to spray: for IE base see sprout

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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