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Antipasto vs Aperitif - What's the difference?

antipasto | aperitif |

As nouns the difference between antipasto and aperitif

is that antipasto is an Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables while apéritif is an alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.

antipasto

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables

    • See also

    * appetiser, appetizer * , entree * hors d'oeuvre * starter * ----

    aperitif

    English

    (wikipedia apéritif)

    Alternative forms

    * aperitif

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=5 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.’}}

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