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Vinony

digestif

noun

  1. alcoholic drink typically served after a meal
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/ / /ˌdiːʒɛsˈtiːf/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.

  1. 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.”