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RATAFIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ratafia mean? 

RATAFIA (noun)
  The noun RATAFIA has 2 senses:

1. sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almondsplay

2. macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueurplay

  Familiarity information: RATAFIA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RATAFIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

ratafee; ratafia

Hypernyms ("ratafia" is a kind of...):

cordial; liqueur (strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal)

Meronyms (substance of "ratafia"):

brandy (distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

ratafia; ratafia biscuit

Hypernyms ("ratafia" is a kind of...):

macaroon (chewy cookie usually containing almond paste)


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