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Definition of tafia in English: tafianoun ˈtafɪəˈtæfiə mass nounWest Indian A drink similar to rum, distilled from molasses or waste from the production of brown sugar. Example sentencesExamples - Sugar, molasses, tafia, and rum were the chief exports, but there is less profit in these products of cane nowadays.
- Sugar is very difficult to ship; rum and tafia can be handled with less risk.
- Excise taxes, the levy on whiskey, brandy, gin, and vodka will be standardized at $15 per liter, while rum and tafia will attract an excise tax of $10 per liter.
Origin Via French from West Indian creole, alteration of ratafia. Definition of tafia in US English: tafianounˈtæfiəˈtafēə West Indian A drink similar to rum, distilled from molasses or waste from the production of brown sugar. Example sentencesExamples - Sugar is very difficult to ship; rum and tafia can be handled with less risk.
- Sugar, molasses, tafia, and rum were the chief exports, but there is less profit in these products of cane nowadays.
- Excise taxes, the levy on whiskey, brandy, gin, and vodka will be standardized at $15 per liter, while rum and tafia will attract an excise tax of $10 per liter.
Origin Via French from West Indian creole, alteration of ratafia. |