Etymology

digestif

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Today it means: An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion. Full definition →

French digestif
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  1. French · borrowed fromdigestif
  2. English todaydigestif

Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.

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