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RatafiaRatafia is 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 language|French of the 17th century. Walter William Skeat (Etym. Dict., 1910) quotes as a possible origin a combination of Malay Peninsula|Malay ''araq'', arak (liqueur)|arak, and ''tafia'', rum. An alternative etymology proposes that the name derives from a custom of drinking to the ''ratification'' of a deal or treaty. |
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| Alcoholic beverages Renewal 2005.09.06
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