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ratafia
[ rat-uh-fee-uh ]
noun
- a sweet liqueur made from wine or grape juice combined with brandy or other spirits and often flavored with almonds, fruit, or fruit kernels.
ratafia
/ ˌrætəˈfɪə; ˌrætəˈfiː /
noun
- any liqueur made from fruit or from brandy with added fruit
- a flavouring essence made from almonds
- Also calledratafia biscuit a small macaroon flavoured with almonds
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ratafia1
Borrowed into English from French around 1690–1700
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ratafia1
C17: from West Indian Creole French
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Example Sentences
Mix them with the flour and sugar and then very, very carefully add a few drops of ratafia.
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The table was decked out with divers platters, containing seed-cakes cut into rhomboids, almond biscuits, and ratafia drops.
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Upon this lay sponge finger biscuits and ratafia cakes, and pour over just enough new milk to make them soft.
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Bruised cherries with their stones are infused in spirit of wine to make the ratafia of Grenoble de Teyssère.
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The fruit is also very extensively employed in the preparation of the liqueurs known as kirschwasser, ratafia and maraschino.
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