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Ratafia
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a liqueur or cordial flavoured with peach or cherry kernels, bitter almonds, or other fruits; many different varieties are made. The same name is given to a flavouring essence resembling bitter almonds, and also to a light biscuit. The word is adapted from the French of the 17th century. Skeat (Etym. Dict., 1910) quotes as a possible origin a combination of Malay araq, arrack, and tafia, rum.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ratafia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/ratafia.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ratafia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/ratafia.html. 1910.
