Jaffa Definition

jăfə, yäfə
pronoun
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noun
A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.
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(slang) An impotent or infertile male. The term comes from the "seedless" orange.
"I've heard he's a jaffa."
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(cricket) A ball that is very difficult for the batsman to hit because it moves erratically either through the air or off the pitch.

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(New Zealand) A type of confectionery consisting of a sphere of chocolate in a red casing.
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(informal) A Jaffa orange.
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Singular:
Jaffa
Plural:
jaffas

Origin of Jaffa

  • From Jaffa, an ancient port city in Israel from where the oranges were exported.

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  • From Arabic يَافَا‎ (“yāfā”).‎

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