Naartjie Definition

noun
(South Africa) Citrus reticulata, (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.
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Origin of Naartjie

  • From Tamil நாரத்தை (nārattai, “citron”) through Afrikaans. Has been used in South Africa since 1790, but the first written recorded English use is by Lawrence Green in Tavern of the Seas, 1947.

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