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, ratafee
[rat-uh-fee] /ˌræt əˈfi/ (Show IPA).
Origin
1690-1700; < French
British Dictionary definitions for ratafia
ratafia
/ˌrætəˈfɪə/
noun
1.
any liqueur made from fruit or from brandy with added fruit
2.
a flavouring essence made from almonds
3.
(mainly Brit) Also called ratafia biscuit. a small macaroon flavoured with almonds
Word Origin
C17: from West Indian Creole French
Word Origin and History for ratafia
n.
liqueur flavored with kernels of cherries, apricots, etc., 1690s, from French ratafia (17c.), of unknown origin; perhaps ultimately from the same source as arrack.