tafia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtæfɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(taf′ē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
taf•i•a  (taf′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Winea type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
Also, taf′fi•a. 
  • West Indian French; aphetic variant of ratafia ratafia
  • 1755–65, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tafia, taffia / ˈtæfɪə/
  1. a type of rum, esp from Guyana or the Caribbean
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from West Indian Creole, probably from ratafia
'tafia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
taffy

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