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ratafia

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rat⋅a⋅fi⋅a

  [rat-uh-fee-uh]
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–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; < F
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rat·a·fi·a   (rāt'ə-fē'ə)   
n.  

  1. A sweet cordial flavored with fruit kernels or almonds.

  2. A biscuit flavored with ratafia.


[French, perhaps of West Indian Creole origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

ratafia 
liqueur flavored with kernels of cherries, apricots, etc., 1699, from Fr. (17c.), of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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