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[edit] Etymology
Jaffa is an ancient port city in Israel, from where the oranges were exported.
jaffa (plural jaffas)
- A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.
- (slang) An impotent or infertile male. The term comes from the "seedless" orange
- "I've heard he's a jaffa."
- (cricket) A ball that is very difficult for the batsman to hit because it moves erratically either through the air or off the pitch