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Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds
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ratafia
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ratafia is a term used for two types of sweet alcoholic beverage, either a fortified wine or a fruit-based beverage. The latter type is a liqueur or cordial flavoured with lemon peel , herbs in various amounts ( nutmeg , cinnamon , clove , mint , rosemary ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
liqueur flavored with kernels of cherries, apricots, etc., 1690s, from French ratafia (17c.), of unknown origin; perhaps ultimately from the same source as arrack .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds [syn: ratafee ] macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur [syn: ratafia biscuit ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ratafia \Rat`a*fi"a\ (r[a^]t`[.a]*f[=e]"[.a]), n. [F., fr. Malay arak arrack + t[=a]f[=i]a a spirit distilled from molasses.] A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries, apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with sugar; ...
Usage examples of ratafia.
In the evening I called on Don Diego, where I was regaled with the excellent ratafia I had given the mother, and the whole family began to speak of the obligations Spain owed to the Count of Aranda.
The king, after he had drunk a small glass, fancied a second one, and said that he had never tasted such delicious ratafia in his life.
That was enough to give the ratafia of the good man of Neuilly the reputation of being the best in Europe: the king had said so.
That made his lordship laugh, but he told her that he could not permit her to be everlastingly maudling her inside with such stuff as ratafia, and bade her drink it up like a good girl.
In the evening I called on Don Diego, where I was regaled with the excellent ratafia I had given the mother, and the whole family began to speak of the obligations Spain owed to the Count of Aranda.
The king, after he had drunk a small glass, fancied a second one, and said that he had never tasted such delicious ratafia in his life.
He gave us all the bits and pieces: ratafia biscuits with the sweet, halva with the coffee.
Nibbling a ratafia biscuit, she stole a glance at her uncle's profile.
Gate, at the large carding-mill, who, having high connexions frequently visiting her, might be expected to have a large consumption of ratafias and macaroons.