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digestivo

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Short definition

An Italian word for a drink taken after a meal. Bitter liqueurs such as amaro are often described in this role. Treated as a record of a word and custom, not as evidence that an effect exists.

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digestivo is defined in a dictionary as The Treccani vocabulary dictionary defines digestivo as 『消化に必要な分泌液の生成を促すとされる飲料』 (in translation: "a drink described as stimulating the production of secretions needed for digestion") and describes amaro as classified as a digestivo when its alcohol content is higher (see the aperitivo entry).contextual

Scope: Treccani vocabulary dictionary, digestivo entry.

Note: [Discourse note] 『分泌を促す』 (in translation: "stimulates secretion") paraphrases the dictionary definition and does not assert that the effect actually exists. Aperitivo and digestivo are treated as paired cultural categories positioned before and after a meal.

Confirmed the definition of digestivo as a drink that stimulates the secretion of the juices necessary for digestion.
Limitations: A dictionary definition, not a physiological test measuring digestive-fluid secretion.
Source: digestivo - Vocabolario (Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana) · full text checked
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claim: clm-digestivo-concept-definition / type: cultural / updated: 2026-09-01

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