Jaffa

See also jaffa

English

Alternative forms

• Joppa
• Yafo

Etymology

From Arabic يَافَا‎ (“yāfā”).‎

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æfə

Proper noun

Wikipedia

Jaffa

1. A port in western Israel

Translations

Jaffa

• Arabic: يَافَا‎ (ar) (yāfā)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雅法 (cmn) (Yǎfǎ)

• Hebrew: יפו (he) (yāfō)

• Italian: Giaffa (it) f
• Japanese: ヤッファ (ja) (Yaffa)
• Russian: Яффа (ru) (Jáffa) f 

Noun

Jaffa (plural Jaffas)

1. (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

• Jaffa cake
• Jaffa orange