An after-dinner drink; a drink to stimulate the digestion process after a meal.
a an alcoholic beverage consumed after the meal, thought to aid digestion
An alcoholic beverage served after dinner to aid digestion.
general term for spirits served after dinner; such as Armagnac, Cognac, marc, eau-de-vie.
A digestif is a beverage, usually small and alcoholic, which is consumed at the end of a meal. Some believe that a digestif aids the digestion of food. The term is lifted from French.