digestif
Syllables: di·ges·tif/daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/
digestif noun: an alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
Noun
digestif (plural digestifs)
- An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
- At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro.2007 June 27, Rob Willey, “A Bit of History, Reborn in a Glass”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2021
- Antonyms:
- apéritif
Antonyms of digestif
Forms of digestif
| plural | digestifs |
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Origin of digestif
Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.
Questions about digestif
- What does digestif mean?
- Digestif means an alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
- What part of speech is digestif?
- Digestif is a noun.
- How do you pronounce digestif?
- Digestif is pronounced /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of digestif?
- The plural of digestif is digestifs.
Words near digestif in the dictionary
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