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jaffa.

A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒæfə/
  1. A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.

  2. An impotent or infertile male.

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

Where this word comes from

From Jaffa, an ancient port city in Israel from which the oranges were exported. The sense "impotent male" is a reference to being "seedless"; see seed. The cricketing sense, of a 'sweet ball' (from the bowler's perspective), is a metaphor further reinforced in Australian English where Jaffa is also a trademark for a popular lolly that is red and round.

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