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aperitif

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

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; < French (vin) apéritif; see aperitive
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Word Origin & History

aperitif
1894, "alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite," from Fr. apéritif "laxative, laxative liqueur," lit. "opening," from L. aperitivus, from aperire "to open" (see overt).
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