aperitivo
/ah-peh-ree-TEE-voh/ · noun
pre-dinner drinks (with nibbles)
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Ci vediamo per un aperitivo?
Shall we meet for an aperitivo?
A sacred early-evening ritual: a drink, something to nibble, and no hurry at all. Half social custom, half appetite-whetting; the warm-up to the Italian evening.