ratafee — noun sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds • Syn: ↑ratafia • Hypernyms: ↑liqueur, ↑cordial • Substance Meronyms: ↑brandy … Useful english 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; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ratifia — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ratafia — /rat euh fee euh/, n. 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, ratafee /rat euh fee /. [1690 1700; < F] * * * … Universalium
ratafia — /rætəˈfiə/ (say ratuh feeuh) noun 1. a cordial or liqueur flavoured with fruit kernels, fruit, or the like. 2. a flavouring essence made with the essential oil of almonds. 3. an almond biscuit or cake. Also, ratafee /rætəˈfi/ (say ratuh fee).… …