Jaffan.
/ˈdʒafə/, U.S. /ˈdʒæfə/ Used attributively 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.Jaffa is a proprietary name in the United Kingdom for citrus fruit cultivated in Israel.
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Seville orange1593
kumquat1699
Tangerine orange1710
mikan1727
mandarin1771
naartjie1790
blood orange1806
St. Michael'sc1830
Tangerine1842
navel orange1856
Florida orange1861
Bengal quince1866
noble orange1866
blood1867
Jaffa1881
satsuma1881
navel1882
citrange1903
tangelo1904
Valencia1915
sour orange1920
clementine1926
minneola1931
ortanique1936
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [adjective] > of types of citrus fruit
Maltese1773
pomelo1803
etrog1888
Jaffaa1916
sour orange1920
tangelo1932
1881 A. 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.
1897 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life (1918) II. 408 Jaffas and Floridas are disappointing.
1909 Westm. 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.
1943 H. J. Webber & L. D. Batchelor Citrus Industry I. v. 511 In Florida, however, the Jaffa develops a fruit of very good quality.
1962 J. 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.
1974 W. Garner Big enough Wreath iv. 43 El Al's flying in fresh-picked Jaffa oranges.
1974 W. Garner Big enough Wreath iv. 43 Miss Cleverley's..face showed no more emotion than a Jaffa.
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Jaffa cake n. British a sponge biscuit with an orange-flavoured jelly filling and chocolate topping.
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1976 N. Bond String in Harp xiv. 263 Becky swore their father liked best the chocolate and orange biscuits called Jaffa Cakes.
1991 T. Parks Goodness 88 Warming her hands round her coffee cup, she tries to look into my eyes and smiles. I look at my Jaffa Cake.
2005 Independent 29 July 20/6 The great debate over whether Jaffa Cakes were a VAT-able chocolate-covered biscuit or a tax-free cake caused such disagreement that it went to a tribunal in 1991.
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