naartjie
/ˈnɑːtʃi
/ /ˈnɑːki/noun (plural naartjies) South African
A mandarin orange or tangerine.All in all, however, citrus covers the largest tonnage if you include oranges, grapefruit, lemons and smaller varietals such as naartjies....
- The practice of throwing naartjies at referees is not encouraged, however, and could get you thrown out of the ground.
- On Sunday I tried to shake the flu with naartjies and black tea, but to no avail.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Afrikaans, from Tamil nārattai 'citrus'.
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