Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digestif

/daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: di-ges-tif
IPA: /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/

Inflected Forms

digestifs (plural)

Antonyms

apéritif

Questions

How do you pronounce digestif?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/.
What does digestif mean?: An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
Where does digestif come from?: Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.

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