English

Alternative forms

• Joppa
• Yafo

Proper noun

Jaffa

1. A port in western Israel

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Noun

Jaffa ‎(plural Jaffas)

1. (informal) A Jaffa orange.
   • 2005, Barbara Anderson, Collected stories

     They were together, at the flicks on Saturday night, eating Jaffas and smiling at each other occasionally in the dark.

Related terms

• Jaffa cake
• Jaffa orange

English

Noun

jaffa ‎(plural jaffas)

1. A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.
2. (slang) An impotent or infertile male. The term comes from the "seedless" orange

   "I've heard he's a jaffa."

3. (cricket) A ball that is very difficult for the batsman to hit because it moves erratically either through the air or off the pitch

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