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apéritif

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural a·pé·ri·tifs [ah-per-i-, teefs, a, -pey-, r, ee-, teef].

a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
Also called apéritif wine. a wine served as an appetizer or cocktail.

apéritif

/ ɑːˌpɛrɪˈtiːf; əˌpɛr- /

1890–95; < French ( vin ) apéritif; aperitive

C19: from French, from Medieval Latin aperitīvus, from Latin aperīre to open

But the “yellow liquid” was actually a Ricard pastis, the anise-flavored aperitif, which is considerably stronger than wine.

The man will bring you an aperitif while I escape from this accursed frock coat.

One could easily stimulate desire for food by swallowing a strong aperitif.

A French cafe was installed there, and two or three soldiers were taking their aperitif before dinner out in the air.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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