Sprite
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sprite in British English:
UK [spraɪt]
How to pronounce Sprite in American English:
US [spraɪt]
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- Noun:
- small, human in form, playful, having magical powers
Word Origin
- sprite (n.)
- c. 1300, "Holy Ghost," from Old French esprit "spirit," from Latin spiritus (see spirit (n.)). From mid-14c. as "immaterial being; angel, demon, elf, fairy; apparition, ghost."
Example
- 1. And maybe one day put a swimmer in a sprite commercial .
- 2. Sprite boy first appeared in ads in 1942 , while the drink sprite was not introduced until the 1960s .
- 3. At a beijing market thursday , 500-milliliter sprite and coke zero bottles were displayed next to 600-milliliter classic coca-cola .
- 4. Though the coca-cola company does have a drink called sprite , the sprite boy character was not named for the beverage .
- 5. In addition to trademark coke , the company sells sprite , fanta , vitaminwater , dasani bottled water and minute maid orange juice .