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digestif

American  
[dee-zhe-steef] / di ʒɛˈstif /

noun

French.
  1. a drink of brandy, liqueur, etc., taken after a meal to aid the digestion.


digestif British  
/ diʒɛstif /

noun

  1. something, esp a drink, taken as an aid to digestion, either before or after a meal

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And like many a postmeal digestif, Fiji is a popular dessert choice for its smooth, slightly sweet aftertaste.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

I appreciated that the house was a short walk from the lodge, offering an evening digestif stroll, and he loved that it had a pool table.

From Washington Post Sep. 29, 2022

For lassi is also the original digestif, a postprandial probiotic drink that cools the body while firing up the digestive system.

From Seattle Times Aug. 24, 2022

Eventually, Italians realized that in addition to being an inexpensive sugar substitute, balsamic vinegar was also a powerful digestif.

From Salon May 8, 2022

At its very end, the two served small glasses of Piemontese Grappa infused with chamomile, whose subtle flavors were a calming digestif.

From New York Times Feb. 21, 2019

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