digestive

From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus. Doublet of digestif.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/

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digestive (comparative more digestive, superlative most digestive)

1. Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
2. That causes or promotes digestion.
   • 1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:

     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.

digestive (plural digestives)

1. A substance that aids digestion.
2. (UK, Ireland, Canada) A digestive biscuit.

   I bought a packet of chocolate digestives.

   I made a mistake and bought plain digestives instead of chocolate ones.

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digestive

1. inflection of digestiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

• IPA^(key): /di.d͡ʒesˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: di‧ge‧stì‧ve

digestive

1. feminine plural of digestivo

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [diː.ɡɛsˈtiː.wɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d̪i.d͡ʒesˈt̪iː.ve]

dīgestīve

1. vocative masculine singular of dīgestīvus

Borrowed from English digestive.

• IPA^(key): /diɡəstiːvə/

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digestive c or n

1. (collectively) digestive, digestive biscuit

   cheesecake med digestive

   cheesecake with digestive biscuit(s)

   Jag gillar digestive

   I like digestives / digestive biscuits

2. a digestive, a digestive biscuit

   Synonym: digestivekex

   bre två digestive

   butter two digestives / digestive biscuits

Usually pronounced "dee-guh-steve-uh" (see IPA), as expected from Swedish orthography, leading to (tongue-in-cheek) debates over pronunciation.

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• digestiv