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apéritif wine

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a⋅pé⋅ri⋅tif

[ah-per-i-teef, uh-per-; Fr. a-pey-ree-teef]
–noun, plural -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; < F (vin) apéritif; see aperitive
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