apericena
nounColloquialMilan
A Italian slang term. Browse all Italian slang.
What it means
An aperitivo with enough food laid on to replace dinner: you buy a drink and the buffet is included. A Milanese institution and a student survival strategy.
Examples with translations
Facciamo apericena invece di cena?
Shall we do an aperitivo-buffet instead of dinner?
Dieci euro per apericena, bevuta inclusa.
Ten euros for the buffet aperitivo, drink included.
Where it comes from
A portmanteau of aperitivo and cena, coined in the 2000s. Purists object to both the word and the practice; neither objection has had any effect.
First attested: 2000s