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ratafia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ratafia has 2 senses
- ratafia(n = noun.food) ratafee - sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds; Array is a kind of cordial, liqueur
- ratafia(n = noun.food) ratafia biscuit - macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur; Array is a kind of macaroon
CIDE DICTIONARY
ratafia, n. [F., fr. Malay arak arrack + tāfīa a spirit distilled from molasses.].
A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries, apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau, cura, etc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ratafia, n.
1 a liqueur flavoured with almonds or kernels of peach, apricot, or cherry.
2 a kind of biscuit similarly flavoured.
1 a liqueur flavoured with almonds or kernels of peach, apricot, or cherry.
2 a kind of biscuit similarly flavoured.
Etymology
F, perh. rel. to TAFIA
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