naartjie
naartjie · naartjies
Citrus reticulata; a soft, loose-skinned tangerineCitrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.
Meaning
1 senses(South Africa)Citrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.
Origin
From Tamil நாரத்தை (nārattai, “citron”) through Afrikaans. Has been used in South Africa sFrom Tamil நாரத்தை (nārattai, “citron”) through Afrikaans. Has been used in South Africa since 1790. Appearing in English as naartje in 1901, in this spelling by Lawrence Green in Tavern of the Seas, 1947.
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