/ Dictionary / Index A apéritif: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•pé•ri•tif Pronunciation: (ä-per"i-tēf', u-per"- Fr. a-pā-rē-tēf'), [key] — pl. -tifs a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal. Also calleda wine served as an appetizer or cocktail. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: aperitif (Thesaurus) aperiodic aperitive Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language