"Brandy" is an English equivalent of "la grappa."
Specifically, the feminine singular definte article "la" means "the." The feminine singular noun "grappa" means "brandy (that has been distilled from must or wine)." The pronunciation is "lah-GRAHP-pah."
La bocca in Italian is "the mouth" in English.
La bella in Italian means "the beautiful" in English.
La cucina in Italian means "the kitchen" in English.
La vita in Italian means "the life" in English.
La libertà in Italian means "liberty" in English.
La volpe in Italian means "the fox" in English.
La padrona in Italian means "the mistress" in English.
La gamba in Italian means "the leg" in English.
La chiesa in Italian means "the church" in English.
"Prairie" in English (la) prateria in Italian.
"Brotherhood" in English is la fratellanza in Italian.
La means "the" so la rosa is "the rose" when translated from Catalan, Italian or Spanish to English.