Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setoka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: se-to-ka
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cultivar of tangor (tangerine/orange hybrid, Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis).

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of setoka.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Only commercial shipments of Shiranuhui and Setoka citrus can be imported, and will have to comply to the same requirements as shipments of Unshu oranges from South Korea."
"Recently "my taster" (Satoshi) picked out an orange called Setoka. They were giving out samples at the market, so you know what he was doing..."
"In Japan, setoka oranges are compared to the fat underbelly of tuna, and called the "otoro of the citrus world," due to the juicy and plump flesh of the fruit."

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.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: せとか

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

setokas (plural)

Questions

What does setoka mean?: A cultivar of tangor (tangerine/orange hybrid, Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis).
Where does setoka come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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