™ / ˈdʒæfə; NAmE / (also ˌJaffa ˈorange ) noun
( BrE ) a type of orange with thick skin
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Jaffa , a port on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, near where the fruit was first grown.
™ / ˈdʒæfə; NAmE / (also ˌJaffa ˈorange ) noun
( BrE ) a type of orange with thick skin
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Jaffa , a port on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, near where the fruit was first grown.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005