spritz

From Yiddish שפּריץ‎ (shprits) (the noun) and שפּריצן‎ (shpritsn) (the verb).

• IPA^(key): /spɹɪts/, /ʃpɹɪts/
• Rhymes: -ɪts

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spritz (plural spritzes)

1. A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.

   Fish is good with a spritz of lemon juice.

spritz (third-person singular simple present spritzes, present participle spritzing, simple past and past participle spritzed)

1. To spray, sprinkle, or squirt lightly.

   It's hard to keep hair in a specific hairdo when you just spritz only a little bit of hair spray.

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