ratafia

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: rat=a=fi=a

CIDE DICTIONARY

ratafia, n. [F., fr. Malay arak arrack + tāfīa 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 term applied to the liqueurs called noyau, cura, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ratafia, n.
1 a liqueur flavoured with almonds or kernels of peach, apricot, or cherry.
2 a kind of biscuit similarly flavoured.

Etymology

F, perh. rel. to TAFIA