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An aperitif is an alcoholic drink served before a meal, sometimes as an appetizer, or accompanied with an appetizer. The drink is usually somewhat bitter, sweet or light, and serves as a warm-up or opener to a meal.
Word Origin and History for aperitif Expand. n. 1894, alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite, from French apÃ©ritif laxative, laxative liqueur, literally opening, from Latin aperitivus, from aperire to open (see overt). Cf. Middle English apertive (adj.), a medical word meaning capable of opening or dilating (pores, etc.), early 15c.