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Jaffa

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɑfə/

The English word “Jaffa” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A port in western Israel.

noun

  1. A Jaffa orange.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَافَا (yāfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō).

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