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Jaffa|ˈdʒæfə|
The modern name of Joppa, a port in Israel, used attrib. or absol. to designate an oval, thick-skinned variety of orange first cultivated near Jaffa, and later introduced to other parts of Israel and suitable regions elsewhere.
1881A. H. Manville in T. W. Moore Treat. & Handbk. Orange Culture in Florida (ed. 2) 110 Jaffa and other recently imported varieties have not been fruited long enough in the State to determine their qualities. 1909Westm. Gaz. 20 Apr. 7/2 The practice of ‘faking’ oranges by boiling and greasing them and selling them as Jaffas. a1916‘Saki’ Toys of Peace (1919) 134 We have some very fine Jaffa oranges. 1943Webber & Batchelor Citrus Industry I. v. 511 In Florida, however, the Jaffa develops a fruit of very good quality. 1962J. Fleming When I grow Rich xix. 207 Oven-hot rolls, ice-cold Jaffa juice, fragrant hot coffee. 1973‘D. Jordan’ Nile Green xx. 76 The orange-juice they serve..in the Beirut St Georges isn't Israeli but I'm sure they'd produce the Jaffas if you insisted. 1974W. Garner Big Enough Wreath iv. 43 El Al's flying in fresh-picked Jaffa oranges. Ibid., Miss Cleverley's..face showed no more emotion than a Jaffa. |