digestif

American

[dee-zhe-steef] / di ʒɛˈstif /

noun

French.

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

digestif British

/ diʒɛstif /

noun

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

I have a cure for that, a digestif, the bookend of the aperitif.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019

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