Jaffa
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See also: jaffa
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic يَافَا (yāfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō), equivalent to Hebrew יָפָה (yafá) "beautiful", related to Akkadian 𒅀𒁍 (yapu) "beautiful".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑfə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæfə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æfə
Proper noun
[edit]Jaffa
Translations
[edit]a port in western Israel
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Noun
[edit]Jaffa (plural Jaffas)
- (informal) A Jaffa orange.
- 2005, Barbara Anderson, Collected stories:
- They were together, at the flicks on Saturday night, eating Jaffas and smiling at each other occasionally in the dark.
Related terms
[edit]Czech
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Jaffa f (related adjective jaffský)
Declension
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