naartjie

English

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Naartjie

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Alternative forms

• naartje
• nartjie

Etymology

From Tamil  (nartei) 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.

Noun

naartjie

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

References

• Jean Branford: A dictionary of South African English. Oxford 1978.
• Google Language Tools.