apéritif

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See also: aperitif and Aperitif

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Borrowed from French apéritif. Doublet of aperitive.

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  • IPA(key): /ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/, /əˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/
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apéritif (plural apéritifs)

  1. An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
      A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
        ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ [] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperītīvus (opening, adjective).

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apéritif m (plural apéritifs)

  1. apéritif
    Synonym: (informal) apéro
    Antonym: digestif

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