#70 aperitif

#70 aperitif- an alcoholic drink, especially a wine, drunk before a meal to whet the appetite

- C19 from French, from Latin aperire- to open

The decline of the aperitif may well be one of the most depressing phenomena of our time. ~ Lius Bunuel, Spanish film director

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