Jaffa
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يَافَا (yāfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō), equivalent to Hebrew יָפָה (yafá) "beautiful", related to Akkadian 𒅀𒁍 (yapu) "beautiful".
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑfə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæfə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æfə
Proper noun
Jaffa
Translations
a port in western Israel
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Noun
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
Czech
Proper noun
Jaffa f (relational adjective jaffský)