noun
digestive
A slightly sweet biscuit made with wholemeal flour.
She eats a digestive with her afternoon cup of tea.
Etymology
Latin digerere supplied the digestive word through its sense of processing food. The biscuit was named for a supposed benefit to digestion, making a claimed function its familiar name.
More examples
- I crush digestives to make a cheesecake crust.
- This digestive has a mild sweetness and a crumbly texture.
- He spreads a little butter on two digestives.
Forms
digestive · digestives
Similar words
- cookie
- A broader term for sweet baked treats with varied ingredients.
- graham cracker
- A similar whole-wheat snack, typically thinner, rectangular, and flavored with honey.