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digestif
digestif [ di e stf ] (plural digestifs)


noun 
Definition:
 
after-dinner drink: an alcoholic drink, e.g. a brandy or liqueur, drunk after a meal, supposedly to help the digestion of food
[Early 20th century. < French, 'digestive' < Latin digestivus< digerere (see digest)]
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