- a cordial or liqueur made from fruit or fruit kernels, esp. by maceration in brandy, and often flavored with almonds
- Brit. a small almond macaroonin full ratafia biscuit
Origin of ratafia
Fr, probably of Creole origin, originallyratafia
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ratafia
also rat·a·fee
noun
- A sweet cordial flavored with fruit kernels or almonds.
- A biscuit flavored with ratafia.
Origin of ratafia
French perhaps ( via West Indian Creole tafiat formula used to toast a person's health ) from New Latin rata fiat (rēs or conventiō) let (the thing or the agreement) be confirmed ( from the practice of concluding a contract with a drink )Latin rata feminine of ratus past participle of rērī to reckon, settle ; see rate 1. Latin fiat let it be done third person singular present subjunctive of fierī to become, be done ; see fiat .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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