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digestif

digestif

1 7.6
A drink you have after a meal to help digestion
  • noun
  • /dɪˈdʒɛstɪf/
translation icon : digestivo
  • Anthony opened the small menu and stared at the categories of drinks—the coffees, digestifs, grappas, and cognacs.

Examples

  • They served a variety of digestifs to help settle our stomachs after the feast.

  • Well, at least let me give you a digestif.

    The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

  • "and you got yourself a excellent digestif."

    The Birth of a Nation (2016)

  • Would you care for a digestif, Corporal?

    The Beguiled (2017)

  • A digestif, Hans?

    The Danish Girl (2015)

  • Do as we do: start late, eat slowly, linger around the table chatting, drink coffee and some digestifs, and make dinner part of your "night out" ... which should not end before 6:00 a.m.

    Blog text (10)

  • Would you care for a digestif after dinner to help with digestion?

  • At the end of the meal, we ordered a digestif to enjoy with our coffee.

Synonyms

digestive
vsdigestif
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A substance that helps the body break down food

is an alcoholic drink served after meals rather than a general internal aid

How Alcoholic

spirit
55 2.5
digestif
1 7.6
liqueur
14 5.6
wine
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

digestif singular
digestifs plural

Etymology

Digestif comes from French and the English root digest, which means 'to break down food'. So a digestif is a small drink served after a meal to help digestion.