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Liqueur vs Digestive - What's the difference?

liqueur | digestive |

As nouns the difference between liqueur and digestive

is that liqueur is a flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol cordials are a type of liqueur manufactured using the infusion process as opposed to the essence and distillation processes while digestive is a substance that aids digestion.

As an adjective digestive is

of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.

liqueur

English

(wikipedia liqueur)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol. Cordials are a type of liqueur manufactured using the infusion process as opposed to the essence and distillation processes.

    • Related terms

    * liquid * liquidate * liquidation * liquidator * liquidity * liquidizer * liquor

    See also

    * cordial * ratafia ----

    digestive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
  • That causes or promotes digestion.
  • * Herman Melville, Omoo
    • While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance that aids digestion.
  • (UK, Ireland) A digestive biscuit.
    • I bought a packet of chocolate digestives .