digestif en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌdiːʒɛsˈtiːf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| digestifs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (9)
fr digestif (beverage) · ru дижести́в (beverage) · tr dijestif (beverage) · de Digestif (beverage) · fi digestiivi (beverage) · ga deochín don ghoile (beverage) · fi avec (beverage) · cs digestiv (beverage) · ga díleáiteog (beverage)