Ratafiaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˌɹætəˈfiːə/
• 韻: -iːə

名詞

ratafia (countable and uncountable, plural ratafias)

1. A liqueur or cordial flavored with peach or cherry kernels, bitter almonds, or other fruits.

   Hyponym: amaretto

   • 1839, William Makepeace Thackeray, Catherine: A Story‎:

     “Stop that there infernal screeching!” said a couple of ladies, who were sipping ratafia in company with two pretty fellows.

   • 2007 August 29, Pete Wells, “Bottling the Bounty of the Season”, in New York Times‎:

     Steeped cucumber ratafia with Pimm's and Sprite is garnished with a squash blossom at T'afia in Houston.

2. (countable) A kind of biscuit made with ratafia essence and almond or apricot kernels.

   Synonym: ratafia biscuit

   • 1864, George Eliot, chapter II, in Brother Jacob‎:

     Mrs. Chaloner ordered wine-biscuits and olives, and gave Mr. Freely to understand that she should find his shop a great convenience. So did the doctor’s wife, and so did Mrs. Gate, at the large carding-mill, who, having high connexions frequently visiting her, might be expected to have a large consumption of ratafias and macaroons.

参照

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Ratafia”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Further reading

• ratafia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ratafia in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)