English Explanatory Dictionary

naartjie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

naartjie naartjies naartje nartje nartjie

Etymology

From Tamil நாரத்தை (nārattai, “citron”) 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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