tafia

or taf·fi·a

[ taf-ee-uh ]

/ ˈtæf i ə /

noun

a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.

Origin of tafia

1755–65, Americanism;<West Indian French; aphetic variant of ratafiaratafia

Words nearby tafia

taffeta, taffeta weave, taffrail, taffy, taffy apple, tafia, Tafilelt, Taft, Taft-Hartley Act, Taft, William Howard, tag

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Example sentences from the Web for tafia

The next day we went to visit a tafia property in the neighbourhood.
Tom Cringle's Log|Michael Scott
Sugar is very difficult to ship; rum and tafia can be handled with less risk.
Two Years in the French West Indies|Lafcadio Hearn
Each wagon discharges a certain number of barrels of tafia, and simultaneously the young men strip.
Two Years in the French West Indies|Lafcadio Hearn
One sou of bread, two sous of manioc flour, one sou of dried codfish, one sou of tafia: such is their meal.
Two Years in the French West Indies|Lafcadio Hearn

British Dictionary definitions for tafia

tafia

taffia

/ (ˈtæfɪə) /

noun

a type of rum, esp from Guyana or the Caribbean

Word Origin for tafia

C18: from French, from West Indian Creole, probably from ratafia

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单词	tafia
释义	tafia or taf·fi·a [ taf-ee-uh ] / ˈtæf i ə / noun a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like. Origin of tafia 1755–65, Americanism;<West Indian French; aphetic variant of ratafiaratafia Words nearby tafia taffeta, taffeta weave, taffrail, taffy, taffy apple, tafia, Tafilelt, Taft, Taft-Hartley Act, Taft, William Howard, tag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tafia The next day we went to visit a tafia property in the neighbourhood. Tom Cringle's Log\|Michael Scott Sugar is very difficult to ship; rum and tafia can be handled with less risk. Two Years in the French West Indies\|Lafcadio Hearn Each wagon discharges a certain number of barrels of tafia, and simultaneously the young men strip. Two Years in the French West Indies\|Lafcadio Hearn One sou of bread, two sous of manioc flour, one sou of dried codfish, one sou of tafia: such is their meal. Two Years in the French West Indies\|Lafcadio Hearn British Dictionary definitions for tafia tafia taffia / (ˈtæfɪə) / noun a type of rum, esp from Guyana or the Caribbean Word Origin for tafia C18: from French, from West Indian Creole, probably from ratafia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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