digestif
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digestif
- /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/ UK
- /ˌdiːʒɛsˈtiːf/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.
noun digestifs
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An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro.
Opposite: apéritif
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Talk about this word "digestif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/digestif. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. digestif. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/digestif "digestif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/digestif.Cite this
@misc{digestif_2026,
title = {digestif},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/digestif},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
