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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: apéritif, from Medieval Latin aperitivus, from Latin aperire; APERTURE

aperitif

 noun
     
Related topics: Drink
a‧per‧i‧tif [countable]
DFD an alcoholic drink that people drink before a meal
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