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

In those moments, opponents have turned to a hurry-up offense to prevent the Cougs from subbing, which has left on the field guys such as lineman Jernias Tafia, edge Andrew Edson and true freshman Ansel Din-Mbuh, a promising prospect but far from a complete player.

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Perhaps the Cougs will turn to some of their younger pieces at that position — like true freshmen Ansel Din-Mbuh and Khalil Laufau and redshirt sophomore Jernias Tafia.

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Sophomore Rodrick Tialavea and true freshman walk-on Jernias Tafia are listed on WSU’s bowl-week depth chart as backup guards.

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“We had some bumps in the road, and that only made us stronger,” Tafia said of losing to O’Dea during the regular season.

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Running back Sam Adams II inked his commitment to Washington; tight end DJ Rogers is headed to Cal; defensive back Ayden Hector signed with Stanford while linemen Jernias Tafia and D’Angalo Titiali’i will play for Portland State.

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