digestivo
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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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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.
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concept-digestivo —is_defined_in_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)."