aperitivo
Italian (Fiorentino)
noun
Definitions
- an apéritif
- an appetizer
- in Italy, a period of the evening prior to dinner, somewhat analogous to a cocktail hour or happy hour, in which bars and other establishments serve appetizers, snacks, or a light meal alongside alcoholic drinks (traditionally aperitif drinks)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aperitivus, apertivus, aperio derived from French apéritif (opening).
Origin
French
apéritif
Gloss
opening
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aperitive English
- aperitivo English
- apéritif English
- aperio Latin
- aperire Latin
- aperitivo Latin
- aperitivus Latin
- aperiō Latin
- apertivus Latin
- aperītīvus Latin
- Aperitif German
- aperitif Hungarian
- aperitief Dutch, Flemish
- apéritif French
- aperitivo Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂epo Proto-Indo-European
- aperitivo Portuguese