Italian word
digestivo
an after-dinner liqueur (grappa, amaro, limoncello, etc.)
Looks like
digestive
digestive in English usually refers to a type of plain sweet biscuit (UK) or a medicine
⚠️ The trap
In an Italian restaurant when they offer a 'digestivo', they mean a small glass of grappa, amaro, or limoncello — not a biscuit or medicine. It is the Italian equivalent of the French 'digestif'.
To say "digestive in English usually refers to a type of plain sweet biscuit (UK) or a medicine" in Italian:
digestivo (after-dinner drink)
"digestivo" in English means:
an after-dinner liqueur (grappa, amaro, limoncello, etc.)
Example
"Dopo cena prendo sempre un amaro come digestivo."
"After dinner I always have a bitter liqueur as a digestif."
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