naartjie

English edit

Naartjie

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naartjie

Alternative forms edit

naartje, nartje, nartjie

Etymology edit

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.

Noun edit

naartjie (plural naartjies)

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

References edit

Jean Branford: A dictionary of South African English. Oxford 1978.
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Afrikaans edit

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

naartjie (plural naartjies, diminutive naartjietjie)

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of nartjie