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Sprit vs Spritz - What's the difference?

sprit | spritz |

As nouns the difference between sprit and spritz

is that sprit is (lb) petrol, gas (gasoline) while spritz is a sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.

As a verb spritz is

to spray, sprinkle, or squirt lightly.

sprit

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) spr?ot

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
  • A shoot; a sprout.
    • (Mortimer)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.

    • Etymology 2

    Akin to (etyl) spritzen.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)

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    spritz

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
    • Fish is good with a spritz of lemon juice.

    Verb

    (es)
  • 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.

    See also

    * spritzer