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naartjie

naartjie noun: citrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.

naartjie: citrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine
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Noun

naartjie (plural naartjies)

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

Forms of naartjie

pluralnaartjies
alternative formnaartje
alternative formnartje
alternative formnartjie

Origin of naartjie

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.

Questions about naartjie

What does naartjie mean?
Naartjie means citrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.
What part of speech is naartjie?
Naartjie is a noun.
What is the plural of naartjie?
The plural of naartjie is naartjies.

Words near naartjie in the dictionary

  1. NAAQS
  2. Naarm
  3. Naarmcore
  4. naartje
  5. naartjes
  6. naartjie
  7. naartjies
  8. Naas
  9. Naasioi
  10. Naassene
  11. Naassenes

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