apéritif

 [ah-per-i-teef, uh-per-; Fr. a-pey-ree-teef]  

a·pé·ri·tif

   [ah-per-i-teef, uh-per-; Fr. a-pey-ree-teef]
noun, plural a·pé·ri·tifs  [-teefs; Fr. -teef] .
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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