apéritif
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French apéritif. Doublet of aperitive.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apéritif (plural apéritifs)
- An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.
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1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess[1]:
- 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.’
- A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
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Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperītīvus (“opening”, adjective)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apéritif m (plural apéritifs)
Synonyms[edit]
- apéro (informal)
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Further reading[edit]
- “apéritif” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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