ratafia

[ rat-uh-fee-uh ]

/ ˌræt əˈfi ə /

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 rat·a·fee

[rat-uh-fee] /ˌræt əˈfi/.

Origin of ratafia

Borrowed into English from French around 1690–1700

When nearly cold cover the top with ratafia biscuits and decorate with angelica and cherries.

The Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book |Thomas R. Allinson
Mix them with the flour and sugar and then very, very carefully add a few drops of ratafia.

My Pet Recipes, Tried and True |Various
From their replies, the Emperor suspected that it was ratafia; but he would not have sworn to it.

The Fte At Coqueville |Emile Zola
The king was one day hunting, and found himself at the Neuilly Bridge; being thirsty, he wanted a glass of ratafia.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

In the Ratafia cherry several flower-peduncles arise from a common peduncle, upwards of an inch in length.

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. |Charles Darwin

ratafia

/ (ˌrætəˈfɪə) /

any liqueur made from fruit or from brandy with added fruit

a flavouring essence made from almonds

Also called: ratafia biscuit mainly British a small macaroon flavoured with almonds

C17: from West Indian Creole French