digestif

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English

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Grappa is most often taken as a digestif

Etymology

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Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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digestif (plural digestifs)

  1. An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
    Antonym: apéritif

Translations

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin dīgestīvus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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digestif (feminine digestive, masculine plural digestifs, feminine plural digestives)

  1. digestive

Derived terms

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Noun

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digestif m (plural digestifs)

  1. a digestive
  2. a digestif

Antonyms

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Further reading

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Old French

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Etymology

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First known attestation circa 1265, borrowed from Late Latin dīgestīvus.

Noun

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digestif oblique singularm (oblique plural digestis, nominative singular digestis, nominative plural digestif)

  1. a digestive (substance that aids digestion)

Adjective

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digestif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular digestive)

  1. digestive (that aids digestion)

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