aperitif

After returning to Geneva I've been desperately searching for one whenever an aperitif is offered only to get baffled looks.

Rinquinquin. Chasing the blues away with a peach aperitif.. Michele 2005

Chilled, dry and potent this aperitif is as severe as the contours of Hotel Zoso’s architecture.

Experience The Fine Art of Modern Cuisine at “eatz. at the desert” Restaurant 2007

Local red Tolosa beans appear in what Elena Arzak, Mr. Arzak's daughter and the restaurant's co-head chef, calls an "aperitif," an otherworldly broth served in a shot glass.

Members Only (Most of the Time) J.S. Marcus 2011

The French have largely retained their ancient sober habit (save for the unhappy introduction of the afternoon "aperitif"), but the English have shown a tendency to abandon their intemperance of excess in favour of an opposed intemperance, and instead of drinking till they fall under the table have sometimes developed a passion for not drinking at all.

Impressions and Comments Havelock Ellis 1899

Yes, some might argue that tomorrow night's Premier League ties - including six other beauties - make tonight the 'aperitif' to Wednesday's 'main course', but then I've always been a big fan of hors d'oeuvres so everyone's a winner right?

BBC News - Home 2010

( 'vay say' is from "doo-ble-vay-say" -- the pronunciation for "W.C." [water-closet]); un apéro (m) is short for "aperitif," or drink.

French Word-A-Day: 2005

( 'vay say' is from "doo-ble-vay-say" -- the pronunciation for "W.C." [water-closet]); un apéro (m) is short for "aperitif," or drink.

French Word-A-Day: 2005

( 'vay say' is from "doo-ble-vay-say" -- the pronunciation for "W.C." [water-closet]); un apéro (m) is short for "aperitif," or drink.

malentendu - French Word-A-Day 2005

('vay say' is from "doo-ble-vay-say"--the pronunciation for "W.C." water-closet); un apéro (m) is short for "aperitif," or drink.

French Word-A-Day: 2005

('vay say' is from "doo-ble-vay-say"--the pronunciation for "W.C." water-closet); un apéro (m) is short for "aperitif," or drink.

malentendu - French Word-A-Day 2005