digestive

English

Etymology

From Old French digestif, from Late Latin digestivus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/

Adjective

digestive (comparative more digestive, superlative most digestive)

  1. Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
  2. 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.

Translations

Noun

digestive (plural digestives)

  1. A substance that aids digestion.
  2. (Britain, Ireland) A digestive biscuit.
    I bought a packet of chocolate digestives.

Translations

German

Adjective

digestive

  1. inflected form of digestiv

Italian

Adjective

digestive

  1. feminine plural of digestivo

Latin

Adjective

dīgestīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of dīgestīvus
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