naartjie

Meaning

Noun

Citrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.

Origin

From Tamil நாரத்தை through Afrikaans. Has been used in South Africa since 1790. Appearing in English as naartje in 1901, in this spelling by Lawrence Green in Tavern of the Seas, 1947.

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