apéritif

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

noun

plural

apéritifs 

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.

apéritif

/ ɑːˌpɛrɪˈtiːf, əˌpɛr- /

noun

1. an alcoholic drink, esp a wine, drunk before a meal to whet the appetite

Word History and Origins

Origin of apéritif¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of apéritif¹

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

Related Words

• appetizer 
• drink 
• wine