noun
Jaffa
JA-fuh
noun
1
A type of sweet, typically seedless orange named after the port city of Jaffa.
"She packed a couple of Jaffas for the road trip."
2
Cricket slang for an unplayable delivery that moves sharply and deceives the batsman.
"The bowler produced an absolute jaffa to take the final wicket."
How to Use Jaffa
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA well-known variety of orange, or in cricket slang, an unhittable delivery.
When to use it
The cricket sense is informal British/Commonwealth slang.
Word Forms
Jaffas plural, jaffas plural
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Etymology
Named after Jaffa, a port city in what is now Israel, historically famous for its orange groves.