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Meaning of Jaffa | Babel Free

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

العربية يافا
Čeština Jaffa
Deutsch Jaffa
Ελληνικά Γιάφα Γιάφφα
Español Jaffa
فارسی یافا
Suomi tuhkamuna
Français jaffa Jaffa
עברית יפו
Italiano Giaffa
日本語 ヤッファ
한국어 야파
Latina Joppe
Nederlands Jaffa
Polski Jafa
Português Jafa
Русский Яффа
Türkçe Yafa

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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