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rat·a·fi·a

   [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.
Also, rat·a·fee  [rat-uh-fee] .

Origin:
1690–1700; < French
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ratafia or ratafee (ˌrætəˈfɪə, ˌrætəˈfiː)
 
—n
1.  any liqueur made from fruit or from brandy with added fruit
2.  a flavouring essence made from almonds
3.  chiefly (Brit) Also called: ratafia biscuit a small macaroon flavoured with almonds
 
[C17: from West Indian Creole French]
 
ratafee or ratafee
 
—n
 
[C17: from West Indian Creole French]

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ratafia
liqueur flavored with kernels of cherries, apricots, etc., 1699, from Fr. (17c.), of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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