tafia

or taf·fi·a

[ taf-ee-uh ]

noun

1. a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.

tafia

/ ˈtæfɪə /

noun

1. a type of rum, esp from Guyana or the Caribbean

Word History and Origins

Origin of tafia¹

1755–65, Americanism; < West Indian French; aphetic variant of ratafia ratafia

Word History and Origins

Origin of tafia¹

C18: from French, from West Indian Creole, probably from ratafia

Example Sentences

The next day we went to visit a tafia property in the neighbourhood.

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One sou of bread, two sous of manioc flour, one sou of dried codfish, one sou of tafia: such is their meal.

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Each wagon discharges a certain number of barrels of tafia, and simultaneously the young men strip.

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He ordered some roasted plantains to be brought, and mixed some cruel bad tafia with water in an enormous gourd.

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Sugar is very difficult to ship; rum and tafia can be handled with less risk.

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