English Explanatory Dictionary

setoka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cultivar of tangor (tangerine/orange hybrid, Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of setoka.

Word forms

setoka setokas

Etymology

From Japanese せとか (setoka), which in turn is said to derive from one or more Japanese place names. Compare 早崎瀬戸(はやさきせと) (Hayasaki Seto, “Hayasaki strait”), 瀬戸内地方(せとうちちほう) (Setouchi chihō, “Seto region”), areas where the fruit was developed and is grown.

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