食しょく前ぜん酒しゅ

noun

aperitif; pre-dinner drink

An alcoholic drink served before a meal to stimulate the appetite.

• 食しょく前ぜん酒しゅにシェリーをどうぞ。

  Please have some sherry as an aperitif.

• フランスでは食しょく前ぜん酒しゅとしてキールをよく飲のむ。

  In France, Kir is often drunk as an aperitif.