Definition of naartjie in English:
naartjie
nounPlural naartjies ˈnɑːtʃiˈnɑːki
South African A mandarin orange or tangerine.
Example sentencesExamples
- All in all, however, citrus covers the largest tonnage if you include oranges, grapefruit, lemons and smaller varietals such as naartjies.
- On Sunday I tried to shake the flu with naartjies and black tea, but to no avail.
- I wait, having taken more fruit juices and a couple of naartjies out of the car boot.
- We also grow oranges and naartjies and rear ostrich.
- The practice of throwing naartjies at referees is not encouraged, however, and could get you thrown out of the ground.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Afrikaans, from Tamil nārattai 'citrus'.