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apéritif
[
ah-per-i-
teef
,
uh
-per-
;
Fr.
a
-pey-
r
ee-
teef
]
a·pé·ri·tif
/
ɑˌpɛr
ɪˈtif
,
əˌpɛr-
;
Fr.
a
peɪ
riˈtif
/
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[
ah-per-i-
teef
,
uh
-per-
;
Fr.
a
-pey-
r
ee-
teef
]
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noun,
plural
a·pé·ri·tifs
/
-ˈtifs
;
Fr.
-ˈtif
/
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[
-
teefs
;
Fr.
-
teef
]
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.
1.
a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
2.
Also called
apéritif wine
.
a wine served as an appetizer or cocktail.
Origin:
1890–95;
<
French
(
vin
)
apéritif;
see
aperitive
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apéritif
(ɑːˌpɛrɪˈtiːf, əˌpɛr-)
—
n
an alcoholic drink, esp a wine, drunk before a meal to whet the appetite
[C19: from French, from Medieval Latin
aperitīvus,
from Latin
aperīre
to open]
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