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Jaffa

Noun CEFR B1
ˈd͡ʒɑfə

Definitions

  1. A port in western Israel.
  2. A Jaffa orange.
  3. A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.
  4. An impotent or infertile male.
  5. A ball that is very difficult for the batsman to hit because it moves erratically either through the air or off the pitch

Equivalents

EspañolJaffa
FrançaisJaffa
DeutschJaffa
15 more languages
العربيةيافا
ČeštinaJaffa
ΕλληνικάΓιάφαΓιάφφα
فارسییافا
עבריתיפו
ItalianoGiaffa
日本語ヤッファ
한국어야파
LatinaJoppe
NederlandsJaffa
PolskiJafa
PortuguêsJafa
РусскийЯффа
TürkçeYafa

Examples

“They were together, at the flicks on Saturday night, eating Jaffas and smiling at each other occasionally in the dark.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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