Amaro vs Aperitif - What's the difference?
amaro | aperitif |
An Italian herbal liqueur.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 27, author=Rob Willey, title=A Bit of History, Reborn in a Glass, work=New York Times
, passage=At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro . }}
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An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=5
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}
As nouns the difference between amaro and aperitif
is that amaro is an Italian herbal liqueur while apéritif is an alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.amaro
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aperitif
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(wikipedia apéritif)Alternative forms
* aperitifNoun
(en noun)citation, passage=A waiter brought his aperitif , which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}
